A firm goes public. The firm receives $38 for each of the 4.5 million shares sold. The initial offering price was $40.25 per share, and the stock rose to $43.15 per share is the first few minutes of trading.  The firm paid $2,485,000 in direct legal and other costs and $665,800 in indirect cost. What were the total direct cost of this offer?

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A firm goes public. The firm receives $38 for each of the 4.5 million shares sold. The initial offering price was $40.25 per share, and the stock rose to $43.15 per share is the first few minutes of trading.  The firm paid $2,485,000 in direct legal and other costs and $665,800 in indirect cost. What were the total direct cost of this offer?

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