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question 22

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Electronic Gaming Incorporated (EGI) is a firm with no debt and its 20 million shares are currently trading for $16 per share.Based on the prospects for EGI's new handheld video game,management feels the true value of the firm is $20 per share.Management believes that the share price will reflect this higher value after the video game is released next fall.EGI has already announced plans to raise $100 million from investors to build a new factory.
-Assume that EGI decides to wait until after the release of the new video game before they raise the $100 million through the issuance of new shares.The number of new shares that EGI will issue is closest to:

• A)1.6 million.
• B)5.0 million.
• C)10 million.
• D)6.25 million.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The conclusive profit of a business, determined by subtracting expenses, taxes, and costs from its overall revenue.

Excess of Cost

Excess of cost refers to the situation where the purchase price of an acquired company exceeds the sum of the fair value of its identifiable tangible and intangible assets.

Book Value

The company's assets' total worth after subtracting its debts, frequently utilized to determine whether a stock is priced too low or too high.

Fair Value

The financial receipts from a sale of an asset or the liabilities' transfer expense in a transaction that is orderly and involves market participants at the time allocated for measurement.