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Shares in Growth Corporation are selling for $75 per share. There are 11 million shares outstanding. The stock pays a 25 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 =
Outstanding Shares | 13.75 million | |
Price Per Share | $ 60.00 |
There are two types of dividends are issued: | ||||||||
(a) Cash Dividend: Cash are given to shareholders | ||||||||
(b) Stock Dividends : Stock are given to shareholders | ||||||||
Stock Dividend | = | Existing number of outstanding shares | * | Stock Dividend Percentage | ||||
# 1 | (million) | |||||||
Beginning number of shares outstanding | 11 | |||||||
Total | 11 | |||||||
New shares in the from of stock dividend | ||||||||
11 | *25% | = | 2.75 | |||||
Total | 13.75 | |||||||
# 2 | Total Market Value before stock dividend | = | 11 | * | $ 75.00 | = | $ 825.00 | million |
Outstanding shares after stock split | 13.75 | million | ||||||
Price per share | = | $ 825.00 | / | 13.75 | = | $ 60.00 |