Maxwell Corp

question 50

Multiple Choice

Maxwell Corp. is coming to the market with a new offering of 450,000 shares of stock at $22 to the public. Maxwell will receive $19 per share. The firm has 1 million shares outstanding and earnings of $6 million. What is the amount of dilution in earnings per share?

• A) $1.86
• B) $1.38
• C) $1.77
• D) No dilution occurs since new money is received by Maxwell.

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