INPUT DATA: KEY OUTPUT: Amount needed by the firm: $170,000 Issue amount ($): $200,000 Flotation costs (in decimal form): 10.00% # of shares: 8,000 Other issuing expenses: $10,000 Stock price per share: $25.00 Underwriting fees $20,000 Other expenses $10,000 Total issuing costs $30,000 Amt of usable funds $170,000.
Diction Publishing estimates that it needs $500,000 to support its expected growth. The underwriting fees charged by the investment banking firm for which you work are 6.5% for such issue sizes. In addition, it is estimated that Diction will incur $4,900 in other expenses related to the IPO. c. Suppose that Diction’s investment banker charges 8.2% rather than 6.5%. Assuming that all other information given earlier is the same, how many shares must Diction issue in this situation to net the company the $500,000 it needs? d. Suppose everything is the same as originally presented, except Diction will incur $5,835 in other expenses rather than $4,900. In this situation, how many shares must Diction issue to net the company the $500,000 it needs?