Problem 17-3 Stock Splits [LO3] The owners' equity accounts for Vulcano International are shown here: a-1. If the company declares a two-for-one stock split, how many shares are outstanding now? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) a-2. What is the new par value per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) b-1. If the company declares a one-for-four reverse stock split, how many shares are outstanding now? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) b-2. What is the new par value per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) The Gecko Company and the Gordon Company are two firms that have the same business risk but different dividend policies. Gecko pays no dividend, whereas Gordon has an expected dividend yield of 8 percent. Suppose the capital gains tax rate is zero, whereas the income tax rate is 35 percent. Gecko has an expected earnings growth rate of 19 percent annually, and its stock price is expected to grow at this same rate. The aftertax expected returns on the two stocks are equal (because they are in the same risk class). What is the pretax required return on Gordon's stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)