LYFT IPO was issued at $72/share. Before the IPO, Lyft had 240 million class A shares outstanding and wanted to issue additional 30 million class A shares. On top of that, Lyft gave its underwriters options to purchase another 5 million shares at $72 each. When Lyft stock price fell below the IPO price of $72, to support the stock price, up to how many shares the underwriters could buy from the open market without losing money?     5 million shares     30 million shares     35 million shares     240 million shares     275 million shares

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  1. LYFT IPO was issued at $72/share. Before the IPO, Lyft had 240 million class A shares outstanding and wanted to issue additional 30 million class A shares. On top of that, Lyft gave its underwriters options to purchase another 5 million shares at $72 each. When Lyft stock price fell below the IPO price of $72, to support the stock price, up to how many shares the underwriters could buy from the open market without losing money?

       

    5 million shares

       

    30 million shares

       

    35 million shares

       

    240 million shares

       

    275 million shares

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