Trumbeak Inc., an electronics company, needs to pay its debt to Breston Bank the following year. Trumbeak Inc. sells half of its shares to other companies and is able to acquire the cash it needs to pay its debt. In this scenario, Trumbeak Inc.'s ability to sell its shares to other companies in order to pay its debt to Breston Bank is measured by calculating .

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.