The Woods Company and the Koepka Company have both announced IPOS at $59 per share. One...

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The Woods Company and the Koepka Company have both announced IPOS at $59 per share. One of these is undervalued by $18.50, and the other is overvalued by $9.00, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan on buying 1,950 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. a. Assuming you could get 1,950 shares in Koepka and 1,950 shares in Johnson, what would your profit be? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32. b. What profit do you actually expect? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. c. What principle have you illustrated? Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Profit $ b. Expected profit $ 9,263 4,631.25x c. Principle Winner's curse 1 The Woods Company and the Koepka Company have both announced IPOS at $59 per share. One of these is undervalued by $18.50, and the other is overvalued by $9.00, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan on buying 1,950 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. a. Assuming you could get 1,950 shares in Koepka and 1,950 shares in Johnson, what would your profit be? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32. b. What profit do you actually expect? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. c. What principle have you illustrated? Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Profit $ b. Expected profit $ 9,263 4,631.25x c. Principle Winner's curse 1