Stock splits Personal Finance Problem Nathan Detroit owns 400 shares of the drink company Monster Beverage Corp., which he purchased for $119 per share. Nathan read in the Wall Street Journal that the company's board of directors had voted to split the stock 3-for-1. Just before the stock split, Monster Beverage shares were trading for $128.81. Answer the following questions about the impact of the stock split on his holdings and taxes. Nathan is in the 30% federal income tax bracket. a. How many shares of Monster Beverage will Nathan own after the stock split? b. Immediately after the split, what do you expect the value of Monster Beverage to be? c. Compare the total value of Nathan's stock holdings before and after the split. What do you find? d. Does Nathan experience a gain or loss on the stock as a result of the 3-for-1 split? e. What is Nathan's tax liability from the event? a. The number of shares of Monster Beverage Nathan will own after the 3-for-1 split is shares. (Round to the nearest whole number ) b. The value of Monster Beverage immediately after the 3-for-1 split is $ per share. (Round to the nearest cent.) c. The current value of Nathan's stock holdings before the split is $ (Round to the nearest dollar) The total value of Nathan's stock holdings after the a 3-for-1 split is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) A stock split will (1) the total value of Nathan's stock holdings. (Select from the drop-down menu.) d. Nathan experiences (2) on the stock as a result of the 3-for-1 split. (Select from the drop-down menu ) e. What is Nathan's tax liability from the event? (Select the best answer below.) O A. $15,458.40 O B. $0 O C. $1,177 20 O D. $51,528 (1) increase (2) O no gain or loss decrease O a gain not change O a loss