Question

15.2 Calculating Flotation Costs: The Wiley Oakley Co. has just gone public. Under a firm commitment agreement, Wiley received $21.39 for each of the 7.75 million shares sold. The initial offering price was $23 per share, and the stock rose to $26.30 per share in the first few minutes of trading. Wiley paid $1,350,000 in legal and other direct costs and $210,000 in indirect costs. What was the flotation cost as a percentage of funds raised

Answer 1

Answer:

23.16%

Explanation:

net amount of money received by Wliey Oakley = 7,750,000 stocks x $21.39 per stock = $165,772,500

total flotation costs including direct and indirect costs = [($26.30 - $21.39) x 7,500,000] + $1,350,000 + $210,000 = $38,385,000

flotation costs as a percentage of funds raised = $38,385,000 / $165,772,500 = 0.2316 = 23.16%