Deep Hollow Oil issued 135,000 shares of stock last week. The underwriters charged a spread of 8.05 percent in exchange for agreeing to a firm commitment. The legal and accounting fees amounted to $418,000 and the company incurred $48,000 in indirect costs. The offer price was $33 a share. Within the first hour of trading, the stock price increased to $36 a share. What was the flotation cost as a percentage of the funds raised?

The ratio of flotation cost to funds raised is 20.13%

Explanation:

First of all, it is noteworthy that actual amount received per share by Deep Hollow Oil is the issue price minus the underwriting spread of $2.6565 (8.05% of $33),in other words the net issue price is $30.3435

The total amount raised is $ 4,096,372.50 (135000*$30.3435 ),while total flotation costs are as follows:

Underwriting costs                    $ 358,627.50  

Legal and accounting fees       $418,000

Indirect costs                              $48,000

Total flotation costs                   $824,627.50  

However, the flotation costs as a percentage of funds raised is given below:

$824,627.50  /$4,096,372.50=20.13%

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