Flotation Costs. Young Corporation stock currently sells for $30 per share. There are 1 million shares currently outstanding. The company announces plans to raise $3 million by offering shares to the public at a price of $30 per share.

a. If the underwriting spread is 8 percent, how many shares will the company need to issue in order to be left with net proceeds of $3 million?

b. If other administrative costs are $60,000 what is the dollar value of the total direct costs of the issue?

c. If the share price falls by 3 percent at the announcement of the plans to proceed with a seasoned offering, what is the dollar cost of the announcement effect?