Question

The Woods Co. and the Speith Co. have both announced IPOs at $52 per share. One of these is undervalued by $11, and the other is overvalued by $5, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan to buy 1,900 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. a. If you could get 1,900 shares in Woods and 1,900 shares in Speith, what would your profit be

Answer 1

$11,400

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided as per the question is below:-

Shares = 1,900

Undervalued amount = $11

Overvalued amount= $5

The computation of profit is shown below:-

Profit = Shares × Undervalue amount - Shares × Overvalued amount

= 1,900 × $11 - 1,900 × $5

= $20,900 - $9,500

= $11,400

Therefore for computing the profit we simply applied the above formula.