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Angela Corporation issues 1,500 convertible bonds at January 1, 2013. The bonds

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Question

Angela Corporation issues 1,500 convertible bonds at January 1, 2013. The bonds have a 3-year life, and are issued at par with a face value of $1,000 per bond, giving total proceeds of $1,500,000. Interest is payable annually at 6%. Each bond is convertible into 250 ordinary shares (par value of $1). When the bonds are issued, the market rate of interest for similar debt without the conversion option is 7%.

Compute the liability and equity component of the convertible bond on January 1, 2013. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,725.)

Explanation / Answer

Present Value of Cash Flow from Bonds:

Year Cash Flow PVF @ 7% Present Value 1 90000 0.935 84150 2 90000 0.873 78570 3 90000 0.816 73440 Liability Component 236160 Equity Component 1263840 Total 1500000