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question 15

Multiple Choice

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Electronic Gaming Incorporated (EGI) is a firm with no debt and its 20 million shares are currently trading for $16 per share.Based on the prospects for EGI's new handheld video game,management feels the true value of the firm is $20 per share.Management believes that the share price will reflect this higher value after the video game is released next fall.EGI has already announced plans to raise $100 million from investors to build a new factory.
-Assume that EGI decides to raise the $100 million through the issuance of new shares prior to the release of the new video game.The number of new shares that EGI will issue is closest to:

• A)5.0 million.
• B)6.25 million.
• C)10 million.
• D)1.6 million.

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Definitions:

Exchange Rate

The worth of one currency in relation to another for converting between them, showing the amount one currency is equivalent to in another currency.

Interest Rate Parity

A theory which posits that the difference between the interest rates of two countries is equal to the difference between the forward exchange rate and the spot exchange rate.

Interest Rate Differential

The difference in interest rates between two financial instruments or two countries, often influencing currency values and investment flows.

Forward Exchange Rate

The agreed-upon exchange rate for currencies to be exchanged on a specified future date.