Assume the Issuer Incurs $1 Million in Other Expenses to Sell

question 97

Multiple Choice

Assume the issuer incurs $1 million in other expenses to sell 3 million shares at $40 each to an underwriter and the underwriter sells the shares at $43 each.By the end of the first day's trading,the issuing company's stock price had risen to $70.What is the cost of underpricing?

• A) $81 million
• B) $91 million
• C) $101 million
• D) $111 million

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