The Woods Co. and the McIlroy Co. have both announced IPOs at $47 per share. One of these is undervalued by $12.50, and the other is overvalued by $6.00, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan on buying 1,350 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled.

Assuming you could get 1,350 shares in Woods and 1,350 shares in McIlroy, what would your profit be?

Profit = $ What profit do you actually expect?

Expected profit = $