Ben and Jennie's Wants to Expand Their Operations into the Cookie

question 238

Multiple Choice

Ben and Jennie's wants to expand their operations into the cookie business. It needs $20 million to build a bakery and establish a distribution system. Currently, the firm has 1,300,000 shares of stock
Outstanding. The market price of the stock is $34 a share. Ben and Jennie's decides to raise the
Needed capital through a rights offering wherein every stockholder will receive one right for every
Share of stock they own. The subscription price will be $28. How many rights will be needed to
Purchase one new share of stock in this offering?

• A) 1.21 rights
• B) 1.27 rights
• C) 1.54 rights
• D) 1.82 rights
• E) 2.21 rights

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