Question

Management of Oriole, Inc., is planning to raise $1,397,000 in new equity through a private placement. If the sale price is $22.00 per share, how many shares does the company have to issue?

Answer 1

N = 63,500 shares

the company have to issue 63,500 shares

Explanation:

Given;

Total amount in new equity to be raised T = $1,397,000

Sales price per share R = $22.00

The number of shares the company need to issue is;

N = Total amount in new equity/Sales price per share

N = T/R

Substituting the given values, we have;

N = $1,397,000/$22.00

N = 63,500 shares

the company have to issue 63,500 shares