1. The Arkham Company has a ratio of long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity of .36 and a current ratio of 1.7. Current liabilities are $920, sales are $6,340, profit margin is 9.5 percent, and ROE is 19.7 percent. What is the amount of the firm’s net fixed assets?
2. DRK, inc. has just sold 100,000 shares in an initial public offering. The underwriter's explicit fees were $60,000. The offering price for the shares was $40, but immediately upon issue, the share price jumped to $44.
A) What is your best guess as to the total cost to DRK of the equity issue?
B) Is the entire cost of the underwriting a source of profit to the underwriters?