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1.) Bowman, Inc., is proposing a rights offering. Presently there are 800,000 sh

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Question

1.) Bowman, Inc., is proposing a rights offering. Presently there are 800,000 shares outstanding at $48 each. There will be 160,000 new shares offered at $40 each.

a.

What is the new market value of the company?

  New market value

______________________$   

b.

How many rights are associated with one of the new shares?

  Number of rights needed________________

  

c.

What is the ex-rights price? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

  Ex-rights price______________________

$   

d.

What is the value of a right? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

  Value of a right_____________________

$   

1.) Bowman, Inc., is proposing a rights offering. Presently there are 800,000 shares outstanding at $48 each. There will be 160,000 new shares offered at $40 each.

Explanation / Answer

(a) New market value = 800000*48 + 160000*40 = $44800000

(b) 5 rights per new share

(c) Ex-right price of each share = 8 mn / 240000 = $33.33

(d) Value of a right = 48 - 33.33 = $14.67