Auerbach Inc. issued 4% bonds on October 1, 2021. The bonds have a maturity date of September 30, 2031 and a face value of $300 million. The bonds pay interest each March 31 and September 30, beginning March 31, 2022. The effective interest rate established by the market was 6%.

Assuming that Auerbach issued the bonds for $255,366,000, what would the company report for its net bond liability balance at December 31, 2021, rounded up to the nearest thousand? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Multiple Choice

$252,366,000.

$256,196,000.

$258,366,000.

$299,000,000.

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.