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Question
Bakers' Town Bread is selling 1,500 shares of stock through a Dutch auction. The bids received are as follows: 200 shares at $17 a share, 400 shares at $15, 700 shares at $14, 400 shares at $13, and 200 shares at $11 a share. How much cash will the company receive from selling these shares of stock? Ignore all transaction and flotation costs.
A) $22,000
B) $22,500
C) $23,000
D) $24,500
E) $20,200
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