WAC Inc. is going public and issuing 500,000 shares of common stock. The capital raised in...

 

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WAC Inc. is going public and issuing 500,000 shares of common stock. The capital raised in the IPO will fund the company's proposed expansion. A Dutch auction is used to allocate shares in the WAC IPO. The following table shows the number of shares requested by potential investors in each row: Bids Bidder # 1 Number of Shares Requested 50,000 Price per Share $58 Bidder #2 100,000 56 Bidder # 3 150,000 54 Bidder # 4 200,000 52 Bidder # 5 250,000 50 Bidder # 6 300,000 48 What should be the firm's IPO offer price? Activate Windows WAC Inc. is going public and issuing 500,000 shares of common stock. The capital raised in the IPO will fund the company's proposed expansion. A Dutch auction is used to allocate shares in the WAC IPO. The following table shows the number of shares requested by potential investors in each row: Bids Bidder # 1 Number of Shares Requested 50,000 Price per Share $58 Bidder #2 100,000 56 Bidder # 3 150,000 54 Bidder # 4 200,000 52 Bidder # 5 250,000 50 Bidder # 6 300,000 48 What should be the firm's IPO offer price? Activate Windows

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