Fred has $4,100 to invest. He has been looking at Gallagher Tennis Clubs Inc. common stock. Gallagher has issued a rights offering to its common stockholders. Five rights plus $50 cash will buy one new share. Gallagher’s stock is selling for $70 ex-rights.
a-1. How many rights could Fred buy with his $4,100? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
a-2. Alternatively, how many shares of stock could he buy with the same $4,100 at $70 per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
b. If Fred invests his $4,100 in Gallagher rights and the price of Gallagher stock rises to $75 per share ex-rights, what would his dollar profit on the rights be? (First compute profit per right.) (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
c. If Fred invests his $4,100 in Gallagher stock and the price of the stock rises to $75 per share ex-rights, what would his total dollar profit be? (Use the rounded number of shares from part a-2. Do not round any other intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
d. If Fred invests his $4,100 in Gallagher rights and the price of Gallagher’s stock falls to $42 per share, ex-rights, what would his dollar profit on the rights be? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
e. If Fred invests his $4,100 in Gallagher stock and the price of Gallagher’s stock falls to $42 per share ex-rights, what would be his total dollar profit? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Use the rounded number of shares from part a-2. Do not round any other intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)