a. The profit the investor made when he sold the common stock shares in the market is $370.
b. The investor sold the 140 common stock shares through a. tender offer.
A tender offer is made when the investor is approached by another investor in the open market to buy the 140 common stock shares. In this instance, the shares are sold at the prevailing market price.
Data and Calculations:
Par value of cumulative convertible preferred stock = $100
Dividend rate per year = 8%
Current price of preferred stock = $102
Number of shares of preferred stock bought = 100
Total cost of purchase = $10,200 (100 x $102)
Sales price of common stock = $75.50
Number of common stock shares converted = 140 (100 x 1.4)
Sales proceeds from sale of common stock = $10,570 ($75.50 x 140)
Profit made by investor = $370 ($10,570 - $10,200)
Thus, the sale of the common stock shares was not by forced conversion, advance refunding, simultaneous transaction, but by a tender offer.
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