Under a firm commitment agreement, Zeke, Co. went public and received $35.25 for each of the 8.9 million shares sold. The initial offer price was $38 and the stock rose to $41.38. The company paid $560,000 in direct flotation costs and $215,000 in indirect costs. What was the flotation cost as a percentage of funds raised?

Multiple Choice

• 8.00%

• 23.60%

• 27.63%

• 29.14%

• 17.68%