6. The market for common stock Type of offering When a company issues stock or shares to the public for the first time, it is referred to as Initial public offering performance When the demand for an initial public offering (IPO) of securities exceeds the number of securities issued, the offering is deemed to be: Undersubscribed Oversubscribed Indigo Inc. is going public and issuing 150,000 shares of common stock. The capital raised in the IPO will fund the company's proposed expansion. A Dutch auction is used to allocate shares in the Indigo IPO. The following table shows the number of shares requested by potential investors in each row Bids Bidder 11 Bidder #2 Bidder #3 Bidder # 4 Bidder # 5 Bidder # 6 Number of Shares Requested 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 Price per Share $65 63 61 59 57 55 Bids Bidder # 1 Bidder # 2 Bidder #3 Bidder # 4 Bidder # 5 Bidder # 6 What should be the firm's IPO offer price? $63 $54 $57 $56 Number of Shares Requested 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 $61 Price per Share $65 63 61 59 57 55