Mitsi Inventory Systems has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take four

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Mitsi Inventory Systems has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take four rights to buy a new share in the offering at a subscription price of €40. At the close of business the day before the ex-rights day, the company’s shares sell for €80 per share. The next morning you notice that the equity sells for €72 per share and the rights sell for €6 each. Are the equity and/or the rights correctly priced on the ex-rights day? Describe a transaction in which you could use these prices to create an immediate profit.

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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780077173630

3rd Edition

Authors: David Hillier, Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan, Jeffrey F. Jaffe

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