Question 1

Tuttle Buildings Inc. has decided to go public by selling $5,000,000 of new common stock. Its investment bankers agreed to take a smaller fee now (6% of gross proceeds versus their normal 10%)  in exchange for a 1-year option to purchase an additional 200,000 shares at $5.00 per share. The investment bankers expect to exercise the option and purchase the 200,000 shares in exactly one year, when the stock price is forecasted to be $6.50 per share. However, there is a chance that the stock price will actually be $12.00 per share one year from now. If the $12 price occurs, what would the present value of the entire underwriting compensation be? Assume that the investment banker's required return on such arrangements is 15%, and ignore taxes.

Accepted Answer

A)   $1,235,925
B)   $1,300,973
C)   $1,369,446
D)   $1,441,522
E)   $1,517,391F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

If its managers make a tender offer and buy all shares that were not held by the management team, this is called a private placement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Thompson Enterprises has $5,000,000 of bonds outstanding. Each bond has a maturity value of $1,000, an annual coupon of 12.0%, and 15 years left to maturity. The bonds can be called at any time with a premium of $50 per bond. If the bonds are called, the company must pay flotation costs of $10 per new refunding bond. Ignore tax considerations--assume that the firm's tax rate is zero. The company's decision of whether to call the bonds depends critically on the current interest rate on newly issued bonds. What is the breakeven interest rate, the rate below which it would be profitable to call in the bonds?

Accepted Answer

A)   9.57%
B)   10.07%
C)   10.60%
D)   11.16%
E)   11.72%F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning common stock and the investment banking process is NOT CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)   The preemptive right gives each existing common stockholder the right to purchase his or her proportionate share of a new stock issue.
B)   If a firm sells 1,000,000 new shares of Class B stock, the transaction occurs in the primary market.
C)   Listing a large firm's stock is often considered to be beneficial to stockholders because the increases in liquidity and reputation probably outweigh the additional costs to the firm.
D)   Stockholders have the right to elect the firm's directors, who in turn select the officers who manage the business. If stockholders are dissatisfied with management's performance, an outside group may ask the stockholders to vote for it in an effort to take control of the business. This action is called a tender offer.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Going public establishes a market value for the firm's stock, and it also ensures that a liquid market will continue to exist for the firm's shares. This is especially true for small firms that are not widely followed by security analysts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Initial Public Offerings, Investment Banking, and Financial Restructuring

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Going public establishes a market value for the firm's stock, and it also ensures that a liquid market will continue to exist for the firm's shares. This is especially true for small firms that are not widely followed by security analysts.

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If its managers make a tender offer and buy all shares that were not held by the management team, this is called a private placement.

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Which of the following statements concerning common stock and the investment banking process is NOT CORRECT?

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Exam 20: Initial Public Offerings, Investment Banking, and Financial Restructuring

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Going public establishes a market value for the firm's stock, and it also ensures that a liquid market will continue to exist for the firm's shares. This is especially true for small firms that are not widely followed by security analysts.

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If its managers make a tender offer and buy all shares that were not held by the management team, this is called a private placement.

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Which of the following statements concerning common stock and the investment banking process is NOT CORRECT?

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