PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 24, Problem 7PS
Security and seniority
- a. As a senior bondholder, would you like the company to issue more junior debt to finance its investment program, would you prefer it not to do so, or would you not care?
- b. You hold debt secured on the company’s existing property. Would you like the company to issue more unsecured debt to finance its investments, would you prefer it not to do so, or would you not care?
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Chapter 24 Solutions
PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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