Problem 19-15 Dividend Policy

Optimized Co. has a current period cash flow of $1.4 million and pays no dividends. The present value of the companys future cash flows is $24 million. The company is entirely financed with equity and has 760,000 shares outstanding. Assume the dividend tax rate is zero.

a. What is the share price of the company's stock?

ANSWER IS 33.42 (Need Help with Part b)

b. Suppose the board of directors of the company announces its plan to pay out 50 percent of its current cash flow as cash dividends to its shareholders. Jeff Miller, who owns 1,400 shares of the company's stock, wants to achieve a zero payout policy on his own, by buying or selling shares. How many shares should he sell or buy? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)