Mixster concrete company is considering buying a new cement truck. the owners and their accountants decide that this is the profitable thing to do. before they can buy the truck, the interest rate and price of trucks change. in which case do these changes both make them less likely to buy the truck?
a. interest rates rise and truck prices rise.
b. interest rates rise and truck prices fall.
c. interest rates fall and truck prices rise.
d. interest rates fall and truck prices fall.

On january 1, 2018, gless textiles issued $12 million of 9%, 10-year convertible bonds at 101. the bonds pay interest on june 30 and december 31. each $1,000 bond is convertible into 40 shares of gless’s no par common stock. bonds that are similar in all respects, except that they are nonconvertible, currently are selling at 99 (that is, 99% of face amount). century services purchased 10% of the issue as an investment. on january 1, 2018, gless textiles issued $12 million of 9%, 10-year convertible bonds at 101. the bonds pay interest on june 30 and december 31. each $1,000 bond is convertible into 40 shares of gless’s no par common stock. bonds that are similar in all respects, except that they are nonconvertible, currently are selling at 99 (that is, 99% of face amount). century services purchased 10% of the issue as an investment. 3. on july 1, 2023, when gless’s common stock had a market price of $33 per share, century converted the bonds it held. prepare the journal entries by both gless and century for the conversion of the bonds (book value method).