Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 14QP
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To find: The amount that Person X obtains by selling his rights
Introduction:
The public issue of securities in which the securities are generally at an initial stage offered to the owners or the existing shareholders of the company is a right offer.
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* Prahm Corp. wants to raise $3.9 million via a rights offering. The company currently has 450,000 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $40 per share. Its underwriter has set a subscription price of $15 per share and will charge the company a spread of 5 percent.
If you currently own 3,000 shares of stock in the company and decide not to participate in the rights offering, how much money can you get by selling your rights?
Farah’s Fine Fashions (FFF) is considering raising money through a rights offering. FFF currently has 10 million shares outstanding selling for $22 per share. Current shareholders will receive one right per share. Four rights are required to buy one share for $20. Will the rights be exercised and if so, how much money will FFF raise if all rights are exercised?
Select one:
a.
The rights will not be exercised.
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$4 million
c.
$40 million
d.
$50 million
e.
None of the above.
Wuttke Corp. wants to raise $4.8 million via a rights offering. The company currently has 580,000 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $85 per share. Its underwriter has set a subscription price of $40 per share and will charge the company a spread of 6 percent.
If you currently own 2,500 shares of stock in the company and decide not to participate in the rights offering, how much money can you get by selling your rights?
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Chapter 15 Solutions
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 15.1ACQCh. 15.1 - Prob. 15.1BCQCh. 15.2 - What are the basic procedures in selling a new...Ch. 15.2 - What is a registration statement?Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 15.3ACQCh. 15.3 - Why is an initial public offering necessarily a...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 15.4ACQCh. 15.4 - Prob. 15.4BCQCh. 15.5 - Prob. 15.5ACQCh. 15.5 - Suppose a stockbroker calls you up out of the blue...
Ch. 15.6 - What are some possible reasons why the price of...Ch. 15.6 - Explain why we might expect a firm with a positive...Ch. 15.7 - What are the different costs associated with...Ch. 15.7 - What lessons do we learn from studying issue...Ch. 15.8 - Prob. 15.8ACQCh. 15.8 - What questions must financial managers answer in a...Ch. 15.8 - Prob. 15.8CCQCh. 15.8 - When does a rights offering affect the value of a...Ch. 15.8 - Prob. 15.8ECQCh. 15.9 - What are the different kinds of dilution?Ch. 15.9 - Is dilution important?Ch. 15.10 - What is the difference between private and public...Ch. 15.10 - Prob. 15.10BCQCh. 15.11 - What is shelf registration?Ch. 15.11 - Prob. 15.11BCQCh. 15 - Prob. 15.1CTFCh. 15 - Smythe Enterprises is issuing securities under...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.4CTFCh. 15 - Prob. 15.7CTFCh. 15 - Debt versus Equity Offering Size [LO2] In the...Ch. 15 - Debt versus Equity Flotation Costs [LO2] Why are...Ch. 15 - Bond Ratings and Flotation Costs [LO2] Why do...Ch. 15 - Underpricing in Debt Offerings [LO2] Why is...Ch. 15 - Prob. 5CRCTCh. 15 - Prob. 6CRCTCh. 15 - Prob. 7CRCTCh. 15 - Prob. 8CRCTCh. 15 - Prob. 9CRCTCh. 15 - Prob. 10CRCTCh. 15 - Prob. 1QPCh. 15 - Prob. 2QPCh. 15 - Rights [LO4] Red Shoe Co. has concluded that...Ch. 15 - Prob. 4QPCh. 15 - Calculating Flotation Costs [LO3] The Valhalla...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6QPCh. 15 - Prob. 7QPCh. 15 - Prob. 8QPCh. 15 - Dilution [LO3] Eaton, Inc., wishes to expand its...Ch. 15 - Prob. 10QPCh. 15 - Dilution [LO3] In the previous problem, what would...Ch. 15 - Prob. 12QPCh. 15 - Value of a Right [LO4] Show that the value of a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 14QPCh. 15 - Prob. 15QPCh. 15 - Prob. 1MCh. 15 - Prob. 2MCh. 15 - Prob. 3MCh. 15 - Prob. 4M
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