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Two of the major differences between bonds and common equity are bonds pay dividends, while equity pays fixed income all types of bonds never expire, while equity has a limited life bonds have fixed maturity (except for perpetual bonds) and interest expenses from bonds are tax- deductible, while equity has no fixed maturity and dividends are paid after tax is computed O bonds are always secured and collateralized, while equity is only backed up by government bailouts, Why is realized maturity of bonds normally different from the stated maturity? Because of features such as callability, sinking funds, open market purchases O None of the given choices O Both of the choices Because of mergers, acquisitions, leverage buyout, default, liquidation A bond is selling at a premium because Choice 1 and choice 3 only Choire 1: elsewhere the market for bonds of similar features is paying a higher rate than the coupon rate the bond offers Choice 2 and choice 3 only Choice 2. elsewhere the market for bonds of similar features is paying a lower rate than the coupon rate the bond offers Choice3: the face value is lower than the market value