Winston Sporting Goods is considering a public offering of common stock. Its investment banker has informed the company that the retail price will be $16.85 per share for 550,000 shares. The company will receive $15.40 per share and will incur $180,000 in registration, accounting, and printing fees. a. What is the spread on this issue in percentage terms? What are the total expenses of the issue as a percentage of total value (at retail)? b. If the firm wanted to net $15.99 million from this issue, how many shares must be sold?