A firm has $50 million in excess cash and no debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $40 million per year in subsequent years and will pay out these future free cash flows as regular dividends. The firm's unlevered cost of capital is 9% and there are 10 million shares outstanding. The firm's board is meeting to decide whether to pay out its $50 million in excess cash as a special dividend or to use it to repurchase shares of the firm's stock. Assume that you own 2500 shares of the firm's stock and that the firm uses the entire $50 million to pay a special dividend. Suppose you are unhappy with the firm's decision and would prefer that the firm used the excess cash to repurchase shares. The number of shares that you would have to buy in order to undo the special cash dividend that the firm paid is closest to shares. 281.25 225.00 187.50 562.50 337.50