Toady Inc. has 2 million shares outstanding selling at $70 a share. The Company intends to undertake a rights issue that allows 1 share to be purchased for every 5 shares currently held by shareholders for $40 each. If all shareholders take up their entitlement, which one of the following is true?     The stock price will fall to $65.     The number of shares outstanding will fall to 1.6 million.     The firm will raise $13.33 million.     The total value of the firm will equal $124 million.

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Toady Inc. has 2 million shares outstanding selling at $70 a share. The Company intends to undertake a rights issue that allows 1 share to be purchased for every 5 shares currently held by shareholders for $40 each. If all shareholders take up their entitlement, which one of the following is true?

   

The stock price will fall to $65.

   

The number of shares outstanding will fall to 1.6 million.

   

The firm will raise $13.33 million.

   

The total value of the firm will equal $124 million.

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