Having heard about IPO underpricing. I put in an order to my broker for 1,000 shares of every IPO he can get for me. After 3 months, my investment record is as follows: IPO A B C D Shares Allocated to Me 588 200 1,000 Price per Share $10 20 8 12 Initial Return 7% 12 <-2 23 a. What is the average underpricing in dollars of this sample of IPOs? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Having heard about IPO underpricing. I put in an order to my broker for 1,000 shares of every IPO he can get for me. After 3 months, my investment record is as follows: IPO A B C D Shares Allocated to Me 588 200 1,000 Price per Share $10 20 8 12 Initial Return 7% 12 <-2 23 a. What is the average underpricing in dollars of this sample of IPOs? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Having heard about IPO underpricing, I put in an order to my broker for 1,000 shares of every IPO he can get for me. After 3 months,
my investment record is as follows:
IPO
A
B
С
Shares
Allocated
to Me
580
200
1,000
Price per
Share
$10
20
8
12
Initial
Return
7%
12
- 2
23
a. What is the average underpricing in dollars of this sample of IPOs? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to
2 decimal places.)
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Average underpricing
0.10
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