Holly Berry Incorporated Will Earn $40 in One Year If

question 17

Multiple Choice

Holly Berry Incorporated will earn $40 in one year if it does well. The debtholders are promised payments of $25 in one year if the firm does well. If the firm does poorly,expected earnings in one year will be $20 and the repayment will be $15 because of the dead weight cost of bankruptcy. The probability of the firm performing poorly or well is 50%. If bondholders are fully aware of these costs what will they pay for the debt? The interest rate on the bonds is 8%.

• A) $18.52
• B) $30.00
• C) $32.55
• D) $35.75
• E) $37.04

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