The Speith Co. and the McIlroy Co. have both announced IPOs at $30 per share. One of

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The Speith Co. and the McIlroy Co. have both announced IPOs at $30 per share. One of these is undervalued by $8, and the other is overvalued by $5, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan on buying 1,000 shares of each issue. If an issue is under-priced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. If you could get 1,000 shares in Speith and 1,000 shares in McIlroy, what would your profit be? What profit do you actually expect? What principle have you illustrated?

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Corporate Finance Core Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-1259289903

5th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan

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