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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?
Market Value Statement of Financial Position |
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Cash |
$83,000 |
Debt |
$121,000 |
Fixed Assets |
575,000 |
Equity |
537,000 |
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)