WAC Inc. is going public and issuing 500,000 shares of common stock. The capital raised in the IPO will fund the company’s proposed expansion. A Dutch auction is used to allocate shares in the WAC IPO. The following table shows the number of shares requested by potential investors in each row. Bids Number of Shares Requested Price per Share Bidder # 1 50,000 $62 Bidder # 2 100,000 60 Bidder # 3 150,000 58 Bidder # 4 200,000 56 Bidder # 5 250,000 54 Bidder # 6 300,000 52   What should be the firm’s IPO offer price? $57   $56   $58   $59

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WAC Inc. is going public and issuing 500,000 shares of common stock. The capital raised in the IPO will fund the company’s proposed expansion. A Dutch auction is used to allocate shares in the WAC IPO. The following table shows the number of shares requested by potential investors in each row.
Bids
Number of Shares Requested
Price per Share
Bidder # 1 50,000 $62
Bidder # 2 100,000 60
Bidder # 3 150,000 58
Bidder # 4 200,000 56
Bidder # 5 250,000 54
Bidder # 6 300,000 52
 
What should be the firm’s IPO offer price?
$57
 
$56
 
$58
 
$59
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