NOPREM Inc

question 16

Multiple Choice

NOPREM Inc. is a firm whose shareholders don't possess the preemptive right. The firm currently has 1,000 shares of stock outstanding; the price is $100 per share. The firm plans to issue an additional 1,000 shares at $90.00 per share. Since the shares will be offered to the public at large, what is the amount per share that old shareholders will lose if they are excluded from purchasing new shares?

• A) $90.00
• B) $ 5.00
• C) $10.00
• D) $ 0
• E) $ 2.50

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Definitions:

Cost-output Elasticity

A measure of how responsive the cost of production is to a change in the output level.

Marginal Cost

The added expense incurred upon producing one further unit of a good or service.

Average Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating the cost per unit of output.

Short-run Cost Function

A relationship between production cost and output level when one or more inputs are fixed, typically analyzing costs within a time frame that doesn't allow for all factors of production to be adjusted.