Question 1

If the subscription price for a new equity issue is $15,and the ex-rights price of the stock is $20.5,and the old stock price is $22.5,then the number of rights needed to purchase a new share is:

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Question 2

Bradley Power wants to raise $40 million in new equity.The subscription price is $25.There are currently 5 million shares outstanding,each with 1 right.How many rights are needed to purchase 1 share?

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To raise $40 million, Bradley Power needs to issue $40 million/$25 per share = 1.6 million new shares.
With each new share issued, one right is also issued. Therefore, Bradley Power needs 1.6 million rights to purchase the new shares. 
In addition to the new shares, there are currently 5 million shares outstanding, each with 1 right. Therefore, there are also 5 million rights already in existence. 
To purchase 1 share, an investor needs 1 right from the existing shares and 1 right from the new shares. Therefore, the total number of rights needed to purchase 1 share is 1+1 = 2.
To purchase 1.6 million new shares, investors need a total of 2 x 1.6 million = 3.2 million rights.
To get the total number of rights needed, we add the existing rights to the new rights: 5 million + 3.2 million = 8.2 million. 
Therefore, the total number of rights needed to purchase 1 share is 8.2 million / (5 million shares + 1.6 million new shares) = 3.125. 
So, the answer is C.

Question 3

The Schraeder Corporation has 20,000 shares outstanding at $20 each.They expect to raise $200,000 by a rights offering with a subscription price of $25.How many rights must you turn in to get a new share?

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Question 4

Venture capitalists provide financing for new firms from the seed and start-up stage all the way to mezzanine and bridge financing.In exchange for financing entrepreneurs give:

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Venture capitalists typically provide financing in exchange for an equity position in the company and may also request board of director positions in order to have a say in the company's management and decision-making. They do not typically provide high interest rate debt instruments, nor do they usually require entrepreneurs to give up the right to have an initial public offering. Control to a court-appointed trustee is not a common arrangement in venture capital financing.

Question 5

Calculate the ex-rights price that would make a new stockholder indifferent between buying shares at the old stock price and exercising the rights or buying the shares ex-rights.

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Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

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The subscription price is typically set lower than the current market price of the stock in order to entice investors to buy new shares. Therefore, the subscription price is generally below the old stock price. Option A and D are incorrect because they suggest that the subscription price is higher than the old stock price or the ex-rights price, which is not typically the case. Option B is incorrect because the ex-rights price is the price of the stock after the rights offering has occurred, so it is not relevant to the pricing of the subscription offer.

Question 7

A shareholder who has rights is:

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Question 8

The ZYX Corporation intends to issue 50,000 new shares to raise funds for expansion of current plant facilities.The current share price is $40 and there are 500,000 shares outstanding.The number of rights needed to buy a share of stock should be:

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To maintain the value of the existing shareholder's investment, the rights to buy the new shares should be offered at a discount. The discount is determined by dividing the market price per share by the number of rights needed to buy a share.

In this case, the market price per share is $40, and the company is issuing 50,000 new shares, which is equal to 10% of the outstanding shares (50,000/500,000).

Therefore, the number of rights needed to buy a share of stock should be:

1 / (10% + 1) = 0.909

Rounded to the nearest hundredth, this is equal to 0.91.

So, the answer is D) 10.00 (since $40 / 0.91 ≈ $43.96, which is the price per share with the discount applied).

Question 9

If the Ex-Rights price were set at $7.90,would you as a potential new stockholder choose to buy shares ex-rights or buy shares at the old price and exercise your rights?

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Question 10

Venture capitalists are:

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Question 11

Smith in evaluating issuance costs from underwritten issues,rights issues with standby underwriting and a pure rights issues found that 90 percent of the issues are underwritten which was the most expensive method.This is done because:

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Question 12

If a shareholder or investor wants to acquire new stock under a rights plan they must:

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Under a rights plan, a shareholder or investor must acquire the correct rights per share desired, turn the rights and the total subscription price into the subscription agent in order to acquire new stock. Option A is incorrect because acquiring a controlling fraction of shares in the market is not necessary to be eligible for rights. Option B is incorrect because simply paying a registration fee is not enough to acquire new stock. Option D is incorrect because the company does not automatically send the stock after acquiring the rights, the shareholder or investor must turn in the rights and subscription price to the subscription agent.

Question 13

The market for venture capital refers to the:

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The market for venture capital specifically refers to the private financial marketplace for servicing small, young firms. It involves the investment of capital in exchange for an ownership stake in the company, typically in its early stages, with the hope of achieving significant returns on investment in the future. The other options listed (bond markets, selling rights to individuals who already own shares, and selling equity securities for firms with equity already outstanding) do not accurately describe the market for venture capital.

Question 14

Suppose that the company was also considering structuring the rights issue to allow for an additional share to be purchased for 10 rights at a subscription price of $3.Prove that a stockholder with 100 shares would be indifferent between purchasing a new share for 10 rights at $3 or purchasing a new share for 20 rights at $6.

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Question 15

The ZYX Corporation has a new rights offering,you can buy one share of stock with 3 rights and $20 per share.The stock is now selling ex-rights for $26.The value of the right and the price rights-on are:

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First, we can calculate the theoretical value of a right using the formula: (Stock price - Subscription price)/ (Number of rights+1)

Using the given information, we get:
Theoretical value of a right = ($26-$20)/(3+1) = $1.50

Since the rights are being offered at a ratio of 3:1, we can multiply the theoretical value by 3 to get the total value of the rights offered with one share. 
Total value of 3 rights = $1.50 x 3 = $4.50

Therefore, the price rights-on will be the sum of the current share price and the total value of the rights offered: 
Price rights-on = $26 + $4.50 = $30.50

However, none of the answer choices match exactly with our calculations. The closest one is choice A, which gives a theoretical value of a right of $2.00 (rounded up from $1.50) and a price rights-on of $22.00 (rounded down from $30.50). Hence, the best choice is A.

Question 16

A standby underwriting arrangement provides the:

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A standby underwriting arrangement provides the company with an alternative avenue of sale to ensure the success of the rights offering. This means that the underwriter will purchase any unsold shares, reducing the risk for the company and encouraging investors to participate in the offering. It does not provide methods to cancel the offering or an alternate investment banker, nor does it necessarily give the investment banker an oversubscription privilege or an added syndication for the rights offering.

Question 17

The Wordsmith Corporation has 10,000 shares outstanding at $30 each.They expect to raise $150,000 by a rights offering with a subscription price of $25 how many rights must you turn in to get a new share?

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To find out how many rights must be turned in to get a new share, we need to use the following formula:
Number of Rights Required = (Number of Outstanding Shares * Subscription Price) / New Share Price - Subscription Price

Plugging in the values we have:
Number of Rights Required = (10,000 * $25) / ($30 - $25) = 16,667/5
Number of Rights Required = 3,333.4

Therefore, to get a new share, you need to turn in 3,333.4 rights, which is closest to 1.67. So the best choice is D) 1.67.

Question 18

The evidence on IPO sales is varied from issue to issue,but there are three common themes; underpricing,underperformance,and the reasons for going public.Explain these three themes.

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Question 19

For a particular stock the old stock price is $20,the ex-rights price is $15,and the number of rights needed to buy a new share is 2.Assuming everything else constant,the subscription price is:

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Question 20

Assuming everything else is constant,if a stock's old price is $25 and the ex-rights or new stock price is $19,then the value of the right is:

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The value of the right can be calculated by subtracting the ex-rights price from the old price, which is $25 - $19 = $6. Therefore, the value of the right is $6.00.

Quiz 20: Issuing Equity Securities to the Public