Question 22 Having a premium on bonds after issuing the bonds means that O the contract rate and the market rate of the bond was equal O the contract rate was lower than the market rate the issuer gets less money at issuance than what the issuer must pay back at matu O the contract rate was higher than the market rate Question 23 Issuers sometimes retire some or all of their bonds before maturity. What i bonds before maturity? O By buying back the company's stock O Only by an open market purchase O Only by an exercise of a call option Exercise a call option or by an open market purchase