Use the Table for the Question(s)below

question 105

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
David founds a company and goes through the investment rounds shown below:
He decides to take the company public through an IPO,issuing 2 million new shares.Assuming that he successfully completes the IPO,the net income for the next year is estimated to be $8 million.His banker informs him that the price of shares should be set using average price-earnings ratios for similar businesses,which is 15.0.
-An IPO is offered at $17 per share for 3 million shares.The IPO underwriters had a spread of 7%.What price did the underwriters pay per share of the IPO firm?

• A)$14
• B)$17
• C)$15.81
• D)$18.19
• E)$16

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