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The statement of financial position, from a market value, is shown below for AAA Corporation. AAA has declared a 25% stock dividend. The stock goes ex dividend tomorrow. There are currently 13,000 shares of stock outstanding. What will the ex-dividend price be?
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 Market Value Statement of Financial Position  | 
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 Cash  | 
 $83,000  | 
 Debt  | 
 $121,000  | 
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 Fixed Assets  | 
 575,000  | 
 Equity  | 
 537,000  | 
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 Total  | 
 $658,000  | 
 Total  | 
 $658,000  | 
Calculation of the ex-dividend price of a share:
i) Total shares to be alloted in stock dividend
= 13,000 x 25%
= 3,250 shares
iii) Total shares after stock dividend = 13,000 +3,250
= 16,250
iii) Ex-dividend price = Total equity / Total shares after stock dividend
= $537,000 / 16,250 shares
= $33.05 per share (Answer)