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Gravity, Inc., needs to raise $46.5 million to fund its expansion plans. The company will sell shares at a price of $27.70 in a general cash offer and the company's underwriters will charge a spread of 7 percent. How many shares need to be sold?
The number of capital needed to be raised
= 46.5 Millions
Since price is fixed at = $ 27.70 per share
The number of shares before adjustments for underwriters spread=
= (46.5/27.7)= 1.67870036 Millions
Number of shares adjusted for underwriters spread=( 1.67870036/1- spread)
=(1.67870036/1-.07)
= (1.67870036/.93)
= 1.80505415 Million shares
=18,05,054 shares.
So the company needs to issue 18,05,054 shares