Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 6QP
Summary Introduction
To find: The number of shares that need to be sold.
Introduction:
The publically traded incurs certain costs at the time of issuing new securities, and it also includes various expenditures like the registration fees, legal fees, and the underwriting fees. Thus, these costs are referred to as the flotation costs.
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