UPENN: LOOSE LEAF CORP.FIN W/CONNECT
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Author: Ross
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Chapter 24, Problem 6QP
Convertible Bond Value An analyst has recently informed you that at the issuance of a company’s convertible bonds, one of the two following sets of relationships existed:
| Scenario A | Scenario B | |
| Face |
$1.000 | $1 .000 |
| Straight value of convertible bond | 900 | 950 |
| Market value of convertible bond | 1,000 | 900 |
Assume the bonds are available for immediate conversion. Which of the two scenarios do you believe is more likely? Why?
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