Question 1

Issue costs for debt are considerably lower than issue costs for equity securities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Firms are attracted to the private placement of debt because of the lower average interest rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When securities are issued under a rights issue:

Accepted Answer

A)  existing shareholders have the opportunity to expand their holdings. 
B)  shares are offered to the public at a discount. 
C)  the existing shares will increase in price. 
D)  current shareholders have the right to resell their stock to the issuer. 
A)  existing shareholders have the opportunity to expand their holdings. 
B)  shares are offered to the public at a discount. 
C)  the existing shares will increase in price. 
D)  current shareholders have the right to resell their stock to the issuer.

Question 4

A firm decides to raise $1 million with a rights issue.The issue will be based on a subscription price of $20,with 50,000 shares to be issued.Assume the shares outstanding currently trade for $35.Calculate the Ex-rights price of the company stock.

Accepted Answer

A
Ex rights price = 1/(N + 1)×

Question 5

Discuss the potential benefits to a corporation of POP registration,coupled with bought deals.

Accepted Answer

POP registration allows short-form filin

Question 6

What was the market price of a share of stock before a rights issue if one share of new stock could be purchased at $100 for every four shares that were previously owned? The stock price after the successful rights issue was $200.

Accepted Answer

A)  $150 
B)  $225 
C)  $241 
D)  $250 
A)  $150 
B)  $225 
C)  $241 
D)  $250

Question 7

How much will a firm receive in net funding from a firm commitment underwriting of 250,000 shares priced to the public at $40 if a 10% underwriting spread has been added to the price paid by the underwriter? Additionally,the firm pays $600,000 in legal fees.

Accepted Answer

A)  $8,400,000 
B)  $8,460,000 
C)  $8,490,000 
D)  $8,545,455 
A)  $8,400,000 
B)  $8,460,000 
C)  $8,490,000 
D)  $8,545,455

Question 8

Plasti-tech Inc.has decided to go public and has sold 2 million of its shares to its underwriter for $20 per share.The underwriter then sold them to the public for $22 each.Plasti-tech also encountered $0.5 million in administrative fees.Soon after the issue,the stock price rose to $25.Find Plasti-tech Inc.'s total cost of this issue.

Accepted Answer

A)  $4.5 million. 
B)  $9.5 million. 
C)  $10.5 million. 
D)  $14.5 million. 
A)  $4.5 million. 
B)  $9.5 million. 
C)  $10.5 million. 
D)  $14.5 million.

Question 9

Discuss the functions conducted by security underwriters.

Accepted Answer

There are three basic functions performe

Question 10

A prospectus certificate indicates equity ownership in a firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A rights issue offers the firm's shareholders one new share of stock at $40 for every three shares of stock they currently own.What should be the stock price after the rights issue if the stock sells for $80 per share before the issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  $56.67 
B)  $60.00 
C)  $70.00 
D)  $71.33 
A)  $56.67 
B)  $60.00 
C)  $70.00 
D)  $71.33

Question 12

Private placement of securities involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  selling only to the firm's current investors. 
B)  non-disclosure of the issuing firm's name until after the sale. 
C)  the exchange of convertible bonds for equity. 
D)  non-public sale of securities to a limited number of investors. 
A)  selling only to the firm's current investors. 
B)  non-disclosure of the issuing firm's name until after the sale. 
C)  the exchange of convertible bonds for equity. 
D)  non-public sale of securities to a limited number of investors.

Question 13

Second-stage financing:

Accepted Answer

A)  involves a substantial increase in leverage. 
B)  immediately precedes first-stage financing for every new business. 
C)  involves issuing more stock. 
D)  occurs when the company is in danger of bankruptcy. 
A)  involves a substantial increase in leverage. 
B)  immediately precedes first-stage financing for every new business. 
C)  involves issuing more stock. 
D)  occurs when the company is in danger of bankruptcy.

Question 14

Venture capital is traded for an equity interest rather than a debt interest in the new firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Money that is offered to finance a new business is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a general cash offer. 
B)  venture capital. 
C)  private placement. 
D)  a rights issue. 
A)  a general cash offer. 
B)  venture capital. 
C)  private placement. 
D)  a rights issue.

Question 16

Companies making smaller security issues may prefer to issue them through:

Accepted Answer

A)  a private placement because lower rates of return can be offered. 
B)  a private placement because it is cheaper than a public issue. 
C)  a public issue because it is cheaper than a private placement. 
D)  a public issue because more exposure will be achieved. 
A)  a private placement because lower rates of return can be offered. 
B)  a private placement because it is cheaper than a public issue. 
C)  a public issue because it is cheaper than a private placement. 
D)  a public issue because more exposure will be achieved.

Question 17

Detail the difference between a prospectus and a red herring prospectus?

Accepted Answer

At the same time that the issuing firm a

Question 18

A firm's first offering of stock to the general public is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  first-stage financing. 
B)  an IPO. 
C)  a general cash offer. 
D)  a seasoned offering. 
A)  first-stage financing. 
B)  an IPO. 
C)  a general cash offer. 
D)  a seasoned offering.

Question 19

Some investors believe that the decision by management to issue equity as opposed to issuing debt is a signal that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the stock is currently undervalued. 
B)  the stock is currently overvalued. 
C)  the firm will avoid dilution of stock value. 
D)  a shelf registration of securities will occur. 
A)  the stock is currently undervalued. 
B)  the stock is currently overvalued. 
C)  the firm will avoid dilution of stock value. 
D)  a shelf registration of securities will occur.

Question 20

Assume the issuer incurs $1 million in other expenses to sell 3 million shares at $40 each to an underwriter and the underwriter sells the shares at $43 each.By the end of the first day's trading,the issuing company's stock price had risen to $70.What is the cost of underpricing?

Accepted Answer

A)  81 million 
B)  91 million 
C)  101 million 
D)  111 million 
A)  81 million 
B)  91 million 
C)  101 million 
D)  111 million

Exam 15: Venture Capital, IPOs, and Seasoned Offerings

Issue costs for debt are considerably lower than issue costs for equity securities.

Firms are attracted to the private placement of debt because of the lower average interest rates.

When securities are issued under a rights issue:

A firm decides to raise $1 million with a rights issue.The issue will be based on a subscription price of $20,with 50,000 shares to be issued.Assume the shares outstanding currently trade for $35.Calculate the Ex-rights price of the company stock.

Discuss the potential benefits to a corporation of POP registration,coupled with bought deals.

What was the market price of a share of stock before a rights issue if one share of new stock could be purchased at $100 for every four shares that were previously owned? The stock price after the successful rights issue was $200.

How much will a firm receive in net funding from a firm commitment underwriting of 250,000 shares priced to the public at $40 if a 10% underwriting spread has been added to the price paid by the underwriter? Additionally,the firm pays $600,000 in legal fees.

Discuss the functions conducted by security underwriters.

A prospectus certificate indicates equity ownership in a firm.

A rights issue offers the firm's shareholders one new share of stock at $40 for every three shares of stock they currently own.What should be the stock price after the rights issue if the stock sells for $80 per share before the issue?

Private placement of securities involves:

Second-stage financing:

Venture capital is traded for an equity interest rather than a debt interest in the new firm.

Money that is offered to finance a new business is known as:

Companies making smaller security issues may prefer to issue them through:

Detail the difference between a prospectus and a red herring prospectus?

A firm's first offering of stock to the general public is known as:

Some investors believe that the decision by management to issue equity as opposed to issuing debt is a signal that:

Assume the issuer incurs $1 million in other expenses to sell 3 million shares at $40 each to an underwriter and the underwriter sells the shares at $43 each.By the end of the first day's trading,the issuing company's stock price had risen to $70.What is the cost of underpricing?

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