The Woods Co. and the Mickelson Co. have both announced IPOs at $53 per share. One of these is undervalued by $11, and the other is overvalued by $2, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan to buy 800 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. If you could get 800 shares in Woods and 800 shares in Mickelson, what would your profit be? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) I found the price of an ideal situaiton but am not sure how to distribute numbers in the expected profit situation

The Woods Co. and the Mickelson Co. have both announced IPOs at $53 per share. One of these is undervalued by $11, and the other is overvalued by $2, but you have no way of knowing which is which. You plan to buy 800 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. If you could get 800 shares in Woods and 800 shares in Mickelson, what would your profit be? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) I found the price of an ideal situaiton but am not sure how to distribute numbers in the expected profit situation

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter18: Initial Public Offerings, Investment Banking, And Capital Formation

Section: Chapter Questions

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