Thursday's N' More Wants to Raise $1 Million Through a Rights

question 177

Multiple Choice

Thursday's N' More wants to raise $1 million through a rights offering to renovate its current facilities. The subscription price for the offering is set at $25 a share. Currently, the company has
90,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $29 a share. Each shareholder will receive
One right for each share of stock they own. How many rights will be needed to purchase one new
Share of stock in this offering?

• A) 2.25 rights
• B) 2.50 rights
• C) 2.61 rights
• D) 2.90 rights
• E) 4.00 rights

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