On January​ 20, Metropolitan ​Inc., sold 8 million shares of stock in an SEO. The market price of Metropolitan at the time was $40.25 per share. Of the 8 million shares​ sold, 5 million shares were primary shares being sold by the​ company, and the remaining 3 million shares were being sold by the venture capital investors. Assume the underwriter charges 5.1% of the gross proceeds as an underwriting fee. a. How much money did Metropolitan ​raise?   b. How much money did the venture capitalists​ receive? c. If the stock price dropped 3.4% on the announcement of the SEO and the new shares were sold at that​ price, how much money would Metropolitan ​receive?

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On January​ 20,
Metropolitan
​Inc., sold
8
million shares of stock in an SEO. The market price of
Metropolitan
at the time was
$40.25
per share. Of the
8
million shares​ sold,
5
million shares were primary shares being sold by the​ company, and the remaining
3
million shares were being sold by the venture capital investors. Assume the underwriter charges
5.1%
of the gross proceeds as an underwriting fee.
a. How much money did
Metropolitan
​raise?  
b. How much money did the venture capitalists​ receive?
c. If the stock price dropped
3.4%
on the announcement of the SEO and the new shares were sold at that​ price, how much money would
Metropolitan
​receive?
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