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Having heard about IPO underpricing, I put in an order to my broker for 2,900 shares of every IPO he can get for me. After 3 months, my investment record is as follows:
| IPO | Shares Allocated to Me | Price per Share | Initial Return | ||||
| A | 800 | $25 | 8 | % | |||
| B | 500 | 35 | 12 | ||||
| C | 2,900 | 7 | Acˆ’9 | ||||
| D | 0 | 11 | 25 | ||||
| a. |
What is the average underpricing of this sample of IPOs? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent.) |
| Average underpricing | % |
| b. |
What is the average initial return on my portfolio of shares purchased from the four IPOs I bid on? Calculate the average initial return, weighted by the amount of money invested in each issue. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) |
| Average initial return | % |
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