Assume that you own 3,000 shares of Blueco, Inc.s, common stock and that you currently receive cash

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Assume that you own 3,000 shares of Blueco, Inc.’s, common stock and that you currently receive cash dividends of $.42 per share per year.

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a. If Blueco, Inc., declared a 5% stock dividend, how many shares of common stock would you receive as a dividend?
b.
Calculate the cash dividend per share amount to be paid after the stock dividend that would result in the same total cash dividend (as was received before the stock dividend).
c.
If the cash dividend remained at $0.42 per share after the stock dividend, what per share cash dividend amount without a stock dividend would have accomplished the same total cash dividend?
d.
Why would a company have a dividend policy of paying a $0.10 per share cash dividend and issuing a 5% stock dividend every year?

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Accounting What the Numbers Mean

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