A company has been paying a regular cash dividend of $4.00 per
share each year. It pays out all of its earnings as dividends and
is not expected to grow. There are 100,000 shares outstanding
trading for $80.00 per share after the payment of the $4.00 per
share dividend (i.e., after the ex-dividend date; prior to the
ex-dividend date, the price included the value of the dividend
payment). The company has enough cash on hand to pay dividends.
Suppose that...