An IPO Was Offered to the Public at $18 a Share

question 54

Multiple Choice

An IPO was offered to the public at $18 a share with the issuing firm receiving $16.50 of that amount.The issuer incurred $750,000 in legal and administrative costs.At the end of the first trading day,the stock was priced at $22.40 a share.What was the total dollar cost,including both direct and indirect costs,of issuing the securities if 225,000 shares were offered?

• A) $1,687,500
• B) $1,540,000
• C) $2,077,500
• D) $1,087,500

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Definitions:

Industry Profit

The total earnings before tax and interest of firms within a particular industry, after all expenses have been deducted from revenues.

Identical Cost Structures

Situations in which businesses have the same fixed and variable costs in their production processes.

Profit-maximizing Output

The level of production at which a firm achieves the highest possible profit, determined by the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

Oligopolistic Model

A market structure characterized by a small number of large firms dominating the market, leading to limited competition and high barriers to entry.