1. To determine the value of a rights offering, the stockholder needs to know the following two pieces of information in addition to the current stock price:
A. the subscription price and the number of rights needed to acquire a new share.
B. the amount of new equity to be raised and the number of rights needed to acquire a new share.
C. the amount of new equity to be raised and standby fee.
D. the detachment date and the subscription price.
E. None of these.
2. In a certain collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) issue, $60,000 of senior securities (Tranche A), $30,000 of mezzanine securities (Tranche B), as well as $10,000 of junior securities are issued (Tranche C). The issuer’s overcollateralization is $10,000, and the total duration of the CMO is 5 years in the absence of prepayment. The coupon on the senior securities is 5%, the mezzanine 6%, and the junior tranche 9%. The average contractual interest rate on the underlying mortgage pool is 8%. What is the Weighted Average Coupon (WAC) for this issue?
6.0%
5.7%
6.7%
5.5%