The Spector Company currently has 236,000 outstanding shares selling at $142 each. The firm is contemplating the declaration of a dividend of $4 at the end of the fiscal year that just began. Assume there are no taxes on dividends. Answer the following questions based on the Miller and Modigliani model.

a.	What will be the price of the stock on the ex-dividend date if the dividend is declared?

b.	What will be the price of the stock at the end of the year if the dividend is not declared?

c.	If the company makes $6.1 million of new investments at the beginning of the period, earns net income of $3.5 million, and pays the dividend at the end of the year, how many shares of new stock must the firm issue to meet its funding needs?