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National Business Machine Co. (NBM) has $6 million of extra cash after taxes hav

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Question

National Business Machine Co. (NBM) has $6 million of extra cash after taxes have been paid. NBM has two choices to make use of this cash. One alternative is to invest the cash in financial assets. The resulting investment income will be paid out as a special dividend at the end of three years. In this case, the firm can invest in Treasury bills yielding 3 percent or a 5 percent preferred stock. IRS regulations allow the company to exclude from taxable income 70 percent of the dividends received from investing in another company's stock. Another alternative is to pay out the cash now as dividends. This would allow the shareholders to invest on their own in Treasury bills with the same yield, or in preferred stock. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. Assume the investor has a 30 percent personal income tax rate, which is applied to interest income and preferred stock dividends. The personal dividend tax rate is 10 percent on common stock dividends. Suppose the company reinvests the $6 million and pays a dividend in three years. What is the total after tax cash flow to shareholders if the company invests in T-bills? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16)) What is the total aftertax cash flow to shareholders if the company invests in preferred stock? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16)) Suppose instead that the company pays a $6 million dividend now and the shareholder reinvests the dividend for three years. What is the total aftertax cash flow to shareholders if the shareholder invests in T-bills? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16)) What is the total aftertax cash flow to shareholders if the shareholder invests in preferred stock? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places, (e.g., 32.16))

Explanation / Answer

OPTION 1

IF COMPANY REINVEST $6 MILLION IN TREASURY BILL AND PAY DIVIDENT IN THREE YEARS.

Investment at the end 3rd year

$6000000*1.03*1.03*1.03= $ 6556362

LESS Initial investment

$6,000,000

Income earned

556362

corporate tax rate @ 35%

194726.7

cash flow before tax in share holder hands

361635.3

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

36163.53

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

325471.77 $

OPTION 2

IF COMPANY REINVEST $6 MILLION IN PREFERRED STOCK AND PAY DIVIDENT IN THREE YEARS.

Investment at the end 3rd year

$6000000*1.05*1.05*1.05= $ 6945750

LESS Initial investment

$6,000,000

Income earned (A)

945750

Tax on 30% divident income earned

283725

(945750*30%)

corporate tax rate @ 35% (B)

99303.75

(283725*35%)

cash flow before tax in share holder hands (A-B)

846446.25

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

84644.625

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

761801.625 $

OPTION 3

IF COMPANY PAYS NOW $6 MILLION AS DIVIDENT & SHARE HOLDER INVEST IN TREASURY BILL FOR THREE YEARS.

Divident received by share holder

$6,000,000

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

600000

Balance invested in T- bill

5400000

Investment at the end 3rd year

5400000*1.03*1.03*1.03= $5900725.8

LESS Initial investment

5400000

cash flow before tax in share holder hands

500725.8

Personal Income tax Rate @ 30%

150217.74

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

350508.06 $

OPTION 4

IF COMPANY PAYS NOW $6 MILLION AS DIVIDENT & SHARE HOLDER INVEST IN PREFERRED STOCK FOR THREE YEARS.

Divident received by share holder

$6,000,000

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

600000

Balance invested in preferred stock

5400000

Investment at the end 3rd year

5400000*1.05*1.05*1.05= 6251175 $

LESS Initial investment

5400000

cash flow before tax in share holder hands

851175

Personal Income tax Rate @ 30%

255352.5

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

595822.5 $

OPTION 1

IF COMPANY REINVEST $6 MILLION IN TREASURY BILL AND PAY DIVIDENT IN THREE YEARS.

Investment at the end 3rd year

$6000000*1.03*1.03*1.03= $ 6556362

LESS Initial investment

$6,000,000

Income earned

556362

corporate tax rate @ 35%

194726.7

cash flow before tax in share holder hands

361635.3

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

36163.53

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

325471.77 $

OPTION 2

IF COMPANY REINVEST $6 MILLION IN PREFERRED STOCK AND PAY DIVIDENT IN THREE YEARS.

Investment at the end 3rd year

$6000000*1.05*1.05*1.05= $ 6945750

LESS Initial investment

$6,000,000

Income earned (A)

945750

Tax on 30% divident income earned

283725

(945750*30%)

corporate tax rate @ 35% (B)

99303.75

(283725*35%)

cash flow before tax in share holder hands (A-B)

846446.25

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

84644.625

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

761801.625 $

OPTION 3

IF COMPANY PAYS NOW $6 MILLION AS DIVIDENT & SHARE HOLDER INVEST IN TREASURY BILL FOR THREE YEARS.

Divident received by share holder

$6,000,000

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

600000

Balance invested in T- bill

5400000

Investment at the end 3rd year

5400000*1.03*1.03*1.03= $5900725.8

LESS Initial investment

5400000

cash flow before tax in share holder hands

500725.8

Personal Income tax Rate @ 30%

150217.74

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

350508.06 $

OPTION 4

IF COMPANY PAYS NOW $6 MILLION AS DIVIDENT & SHARE HOLDER INVEST IN PREFERRED STOCK FOR THREE YEARS.

Divident received by share holder

$6,000,000

Personal Divident Tax Rate @ 10%

600000

Balance invested in preferred stock

5400000

Investment at the end 3rd year

5400000*1.05*1.05*1.05= 6251175 $

LESS Initial investment

5400000

cash flow before tax in share holder hands

851175

Personal Income tax Rate @ 30%

255352.5

AFTER TAX CASH FLOW TO SHARE HOLDER

595822.5 $

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