1. Ellinger Inc. is a mature company in a mature industry. It plans to distribute all of its income at year-end, and its earnings are not expected to grow. The CFO is now considering whether the firm should distribute income to stockholders as dividends or use the funds to repurchase common stock. She believes the P/E ratio would not be affected by a repurchase. Moreover, she believes that the stock can be repurchased at the end of the year at the then-current price, which is expected to be the now-current price plus the dividend that would otherwise be received at year-end. Based on the data shown below, and disregarding any possible tax effects, how much would a stockholder who owns 100 shares gain if the firm used its net income to repurchase stock rather than for dividends? Please provide step by step answer

Net income (NI) expected for the coming year $625,000

Currently outstanding shares 100,000

Current stock price $40.00