Red Shoe Co. has concluded that additional equity financing will be needed to expand operations and that the needed funds will be best obtained through a rights offering. It has correctly determined that as a result of the rights offering, the share price will fall from $100 to $90 ($100 is the rights-on price; $90 is the ex-rights price,also known as the when-issued price). The company is seeking $15 million in additional funds with a per-share subscription price equal to $50. How many shares are there currently, before the offering? (Assume that the increment to the market value of the equity equals the gross proceeds from the offering.)

rev: 09_20_2012

1,260,000

1,248,000

1,200,000

1,152,000

224,000