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If the market price of existing publicly traded shares declines due to the announcement of a seasoned issue of stock,the decline is referred to as which one of the following?


A) Spread
B) Direct underwriting cost
C) Underpricing
D) Direct issue cost
E) Abnormal return

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Deep Water Marina has 12,000 shares of stock outstanding that were sold to the general public last year.The firm has just decided to issue an additional 4,000 shares and will make these shares available to the firm's current shareholders before making any offer to the general public.Which type of offer is this?


A) General cash offer
B) Rights offer
C) In-house offering
D) Private placement
E) Initial public offering

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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What is the legal document called that is provided to potential investors and describes a new security offering?


A) Security agreement
B) Prospectus
C) Public statement
D) Registration statement
E) Formal filing

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following are important factors to consider when seeking a venture capitalist? I.Exit strategy II.Management style III.Personal contacts IV.Financial strength


A) I and III only
B) II and IV only
C) III and IV only
D) II, III, and IV only
E) I, II, III, and IV

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Which statement is correct?


A) Underwriters exercise the Green Shoe option whenever the market price of an IPO declines initially.
B) Underwriters guarantee the number of shares to be sold in a best efforts underwriting.
C) Competitive underwriting is generally more expensive than negotiated underwriting.
D) The majority of equity underwritings in the U.S.are competitive underwritings.
E) Underwriters may receive warrants as part of their compensation.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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Marti's BBQ is offering 5,000 shares of stock to the general public on a cash basis.Which one of the following terms best applies to this offer?


A) Rights offer
B) General cash offer
C) Green Shoe
D) Red herring
E) Prospectus

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Florida Farms recently offered 12,000 shares of stock for sale but received payment for only 10,500 shares since that was all the shares the underwriters could sell.What type of underwriting was this?


A) Syndicated
B) Firm commitment
C) Private placement
D) Best efforts
E) Dutch auction

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which statement is correct?


A) The financial market generally reacts the same to a new issue of equity as it does to a new issue of debt as long as the issuer is the same.
B) Issuing new equity shares is always viewed by the market as a positive event.
C) Informed managers tend to issue new securities when the existing securities are underpriced.
D) A decline in the price of existing stock when a new issue is released is a direct cost of selling securities.
E) A firm's existing shareholders would prefer that new securities be issued when those securities are overpriced rather than underpriced.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Venture capital is most apt to be the source of funding for a:


A) bankruptcy reorganization.
B) global expansion of an established firm.
C) new, high-risk venture.
D) seasonal production costs.
E) daily operations for an established, profitable firm.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Which one of the following projects is most apt to be financed with venture capital?


A) Additional warehouse space for a profitable trucking firm
B) New product for an international plastics manufacturing company
C) Prototype for a newly patented hand tool by an individual inventor
D) Seasonal merchandise for a major retailer
E) Domestic outlet for a large global exporter

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The Green Shoe option is most apt to be exercised when an IPO is ______ and _____.


A) underpriced; oversubscribed
B) underpriced; undersubscribed
C) correctly priced; neither over nor undersubscribed
D) overpriced; oversubscribed
E) overpriced; undersubscribed

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Kallie placed an order with her broker to purchase 500 shares of each of three IPOs that are being released this month.Each IPO has an offer price of $19 a share.The number of shares allocated to Kallie,along with the closing stock price at the end of the first day of trading for each stock,are as follows:  Stock ABCSharesAllocated180500100End ofDay 1 Price$21.1015.5028.60\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{|l|}\hline\text { Stock }\\\\\hline \mathrm{A} \\\hline \mathrm{B} \\\hline \mathrm{C} \\\hline \end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline\text {Shares}\\\text {Allocated}\\\hline180 \\ \hline 500 \\ \hline 100\\\hline \end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline\text {End of}\\\text {Day 1 Price}\\\hline \$ 21.10 \\ \hline 15.50 \\ \hline 28.60 \\ \hline\end{array}\end{array} What is her total profit or loss on these three stocks as of the end of the first day of trading for each stock?


A) -$412
B) -$540
C) -$236
D) $133
E) $1,370

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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A lockup agreement ensures:


A) the lead underwriter maintains an economic interest in the IPO it is managing.
B) the issuer of new securities receives a minimally agreed upon amount from the issue.
C) no research reports are issued during the waiting period.
D) company insiders maintain an economic interest in the issuer of an IPO for a minimum period of time.
E) an IPO is not underpriced by more than five percent.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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When issuing securities,which of the following can occur prior to receiving the approval by the SEC of a registration statement? I.Oral offer to buy shares II.Written offer to buy shares III.Final determination of the offer price IV.Distribution of a preliminary prospectus


A) I only
B) III only
C) III and IV only
D) I and IV only
E) None of the listed activities can occur until after the SEC approval is received

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Garden Veggies would like to sell 1,500 shares of stock using a Dutch auction.The bids received are as follows:  Bidder  Quantity  Price  A 200$39 B 40038 C 60037 D 90036\begin{array} { | c | c | r | } \hline \text { Bidder } & \text { Quantity } & \text { Price } \\\hline \text { A } & 200 & \$ 39 \\\hline \text { B } & 400 & 38 \\\hline \text { C } & 600 & 37 \\\hline \text { D } & 900 & 36 \\\hline\end{array} What is the total amount the issuer will receive from this auction? Ignore costs.


A) $58,500
B) $54,000
C) $56,500
D) $57,600
E) $51,000

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Two companies have both announced IPOs at $16.50 per share.One of these is undervalued by $2,and the other is overvalued by $1.60,but you have no way of knowing which is which.You previously placed an order for 1,000 shares of each issue.If an issue is undervalued,it will be rationed,and only half your order will be filled.What profit do you now expect?


A) -$375
B) -$600
C) $25
D) $150
E) $400

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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Which one of the following best describes a private placement?


A) Interim financing for a new, high-risk entity
B) Long-term loan by a limited number of investors
C) Two-year direct business loan
D) Three-year loan to a firm by its original founder
E) New equity issue offered to current shareholders

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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ALC needs to raise $12 million to finance its expansion into new markets and has decided to sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering.The offer price will be $28 per share,the accounting and legal fees are expected to be $645,000,and the company's underwriters will charge a spread of 8.2 percent.How many shares need to be sold?


A) 489,889 shares
B) 521,208 shares
C) 523,467 shares
D) 491,947 shares
E) 515,323 shares

F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

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What is the maximum amount an investor can invest in crowdfunding issues in a 12-month period?


A) $10,000
B) $10,000 per security with a maximum of ten separate securities
C) $100,000 per security with a maximum of five separate securities
D) $100,000
E) $1 million spread over a maximum of ten separate securities

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Shelf registration:


A) only applies to initial public offerings.
B) only applies to debt securities.
C) only applies to securities issued through crowdfunding.
D) permits firms to sell the registered securities, if they so choose, over a two-year period.
E) requires that all registered securities be sold over a two-year period.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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