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Which of the following provisions of a bond indenture is designed to ease the burden of principal repayment by spreading it out over several years?
a. pay in kind feature
b. sinking fund
c. convertible feature
d. callable feature
Ans b. sinking fund
Sinking fund provisions of a bond indenture is designed to ease the burden of principal repayment by spreading it out over several years. A provision in some bond indenture require the issuer to put money aside to repay bondholders at maturty.