Big Industries has the following market$-$value balance sheet. The stock currently sells for $$20$ a share, and there are $1,380$ shares outstanding. The firm will either pay a $$1$ per share dividend or repurchase $$1,380$ worth of stock. Ignore taxes.

Assets Liabilities and Equity

Cash $ $9,600$ Debt $ $11,900$

Fixed assets $29,900$ Equity $27,600$

A$.$ What will be the subsequent price per share if the firm pays a dividend?

B$.$ What will be the subsequent price per share if the firm repurchases stock?

Note: Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

C$.$ f total earnings of the firm are $$48,300$ a year, find earnings per share if the firm pays a dividend.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $3$ decimal places.

D$.$ If total earnings of the firm are $$48,300$ a year, now find earnings per share if the firm repurchases stock.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $3$ decimal places.

E$.$ If total earnings of the firm are $$48,300$ a year, find the price$-$earnings ratio if the firm pays a dividend.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

F$.$ If total earnings of the firm are $$48,300$ a year, find the price$-$earnings ratio if the firm repurchases stock.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

G$.$ Adherents of the $$dividends$-$are$-$good$$ school sometimes point to the fact that stocks with high dividend payout ratios tend to sell at above$-$average price$-$earnings multiples. Is Big Industries$$ P$/$E ratio higher if it pays a dividend?

A$.$ Stock Price $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ per share

B$.$ Stock Price $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ per share

C$.$ EPS$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

D$.$ EPS$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

E$.$ Price$-$earnings ratio$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

F$.$ Price$-$earnings ratio$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

G$.$ Is big industries' P$/$e ratio higher if it pays a dividend?