Orient Airlines' Common Stock Currently Sells for $33, and Its

question 25

Multiple Choice

Orient Airlines' common stock currently sells for $33, and its 8% convertible debentures (issued at par, or $1,000) sell for $850. Each debenture can be converted into 25 shares of common stock at any time before 2020. What is the conversion value of the bond?

• A) $707.33
• B) $744.56
• C) $783.75
• D) $825.00
• E) $866.25

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, indicating its sensitivity to price changes.

Revenue Models

Financial frameworks that outline how a business or project generates earnings through its operations and sales.

Breakeven Volume

The quantity of sales or units sold at which total revenues equal total costs, meaning the business makes neither profit nor loss.

Outsourcing Cost

The expenses incurred by a company when it contracts external sources to perform tasks, services, or produce goods that could be done in-house.