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Suppose your company is planning go on public to raise capital for business project. The underwriting discount is $1.50 and there is a legal fee of $250,000. If the offering price of the share is set at $21.50 per share, how many shares does the company have to issue to raise $80 million?
Select one:
a. 4 012 500
b. 6 696 429
c. 6 591 337
d. 5 789 452
Step 1: Find Net proceeds from the issue of a share:
Net proceeds from the issue of a share = Offering price - Discount
= $21.50 - $1.50
=$20.00
Step 2: Find the total amount to raise:
Total amount to raise = Required capital + legal fees
= $80,000,000 + $250,000
= $80,250,000
Step 3: Find the number of shares to issue to get the total amount:
Therefore, the correct answer is the option "a. 4,012,500 "