Assume that you own 900 shares of common stock of a company, that you have been receiving

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Assume that you own 900 shares of common stock of a company, that you have been receiving cash dividends of $3.15 per share per year, and that the company has a 3-for-2 stock split.


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a. How many shares of common stock will you own after the stock split?

b. What new cash dividend per share amount will result in the same total dividend income as you received before the stock split?

c. What stock dividend percentage could have accomplished the same end result as the 3-for-2 stock split?

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

ISBN: 978-1260565492

12th edition

Authors: David Marshall, Wayne McManus, Daniel Viele

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