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The market value balance sheet for Outbox Manufacturing is shown here. Outbox ha

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Question

The market value balance sheet for Outbox Manufacturing is shown here. Outbox has declared a 15 percent stock dividend. The stock goes ex dividend tomorrow (the chronology for a stock dividend is similar to that for a cash dividend).

  

  

There are 22,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

  

  

What will the ex-dividend price be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

  

The market value balance sheet for Outbox Manufacturing is shown here. Outbox has declared a 15 percent stock dividend. The stock goes ex dividend tomorrow (the chronology for a stock dividend is similar to that for a cash dividend).

Explanation / Answer

Ans:

The stock price is the total market value of equity divided by the shares outstanding:

Po = $651,000 equity / 22,000 shares = 29.5

The shares outstanding will increase by 25 percent, so:

New shares outstanding = 22,000(15%) = 25,300

The new stock price is the market value of equity divided by the new shares outstanding, so:

PX= $651,000/25,300 shares = $25.73