Calculating Costs of Issuing Stock Your Company Needs to Raise

question 66

Multiple Choice

Calculating Costs of Issuing Stock Your company needs to raise $10 million to finance plant expansion.In discussions with its investment bank,you learn that the bankers recommend a gross price of $45 per share and that 240,000 shares of stock be sold.If the net proceeds on the stock sale leave your company with $10 million,what is the underwriter's spread on the stock issue?

• A)$3.33
• B)$6.66
• C)$45.00
• D)$41.67

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