Brad's Robotics Incorporated Will Earn $60 in One Year If

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Brad's Robotics Incorporated will earn $60 in one year if it does well. The debtholders are promised payments of $40 in one year if the firm does well. If the firm does poorly,expected earnings in one year will be $10 and the repayment will be $5 because of the dead weight cost of bankruptcy. The probability of the firm performing poorly or well is 40%. If bondholders are fully aware of these costs what will they pay for the debt? The interest rate on the bonds is 7%.

• A) $17.76
• B) $19.73
• C) $32.55
• D) $38.75
• E) $39.04

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