An Underwriting Syndicate Agreed to Sell a New Issue of 500,000

question 4

Multiple Choice

An underwriting syndicate agreed to sell a new issue of 500,000 shares of common stock for the Bravo Corporation. It estimated that the stock would sell for $35 a share, and the syndicate
Agreed to pay Bravo $34.50 a share. Fixed expenses incurred by the syndicate were $60,000.
When the stock was brought to market, the shares sold for $34.625. What was the syndicate's
Gain or loss on this transaction?

• A)$75,000 loss
• B)$22,500 loss
• C)$2,500 gain
• D)$137,500 gain

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