Cherrywood Inventory Systems Inc. has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take

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Cherrywood Inventory Systems Inc. has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take four rights to buy a new share in the offering at a subscription price of $31. At the close of business the day before the ex-rights day, the company’s stock sells for $56 per share. The next morning, you notice that the stock sells for $49 per share and the rights sell for $3 each. Are the stock and the rights correctly priced on the ex-rights day? Describe a transaction in which you could use these prices to create an immediate profit.

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0071051606

8th Canadian Edition

Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield

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