10. hoffman corporation had earnings available to common shareholders of $480,000 and a weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period of 200,000 shares. the company has a convertible bond issue outstanding. the bonds were issued four years ago at par ($2,320,000), carry a 10% interest rate, and are convertible into 40,000 shares of common stock. the company has a 40% tax rate. diluted earnings per share are

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.