Braynerd Chemicals Sells 40 Million Shares of Stock in an SEO-25

question 10

Multiple Choice

Braynerd Chemicals sells 40 million shares of stock in an SEO-25 million being primary shares issued by the company and 15 million being secondary shares sold by investors in the company. At the time of the sale, Braynerd's stock was selling at $21.00 per share. If the underwriter charges 5% of the gross proceeds as a fee, how much money was raised in the sale?

• A) $374.06 million
• B) $423.94 million
• C) $498.75 million
• D) $573.56 million

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Definitions:

Price

The sum of money needed to buy a product or service.

Short-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of a good that producers are willing and able to sell at different prices over a short period.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graph showing the change in the cost of producing one more unit of a good as production levels change.

Short-Run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of goods a firm is willing to supply at different price levels in the short term, holding some inputs fixed.