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Shares in Growth Corporation are selling for $50 per share. There are 1 million shares outstanding. The stock pays a 35 percent stock dividend. After the dividend: How many shares will be outstanding? What will be the price per share?
Please state your answer in millions and to 2 decimal places.
Outstanding shares = million
Price per share =
Given in the problem | ||
Shares Outstanding | 1,000,000 | |
Current Selling Price | $50 | |
Stock Dividend | 35% | |
Calculation of outstanding shares after stock dividend | ||
Total | In Millions | |
Shares outstanding before stock dividend | 1,000,000 | 1 |
Stock Divined @35% | 350,000 | 0.35 |
New Outstanding | 1,350,000 | 1.35 |
Calculation of outstanding share price after stock dividend | ||
Formula | Stock price before stock dividend | |
(1+ percentage of stock dividend) | ||
Formula | $50 | |
(1+ 35%) | ||
New Stock price after stock dividend | $37.04 | |
Hence the answer after stock dividend is | ||
Outstanding shares = | 1 Million | |
Price per share= | $37.04 | |
Check:- After stock dividend there will be no change in the total value of stock outstanding | ||
Action | Calculation | Answer |
Before Stock dividend | 1M shares * $50 | $50M |
After Stoch dividend | 1.35M Shares * 37.03703 | $50M |