You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp UBTs shareholders are almost exclusively pension funds No shareholder of UBT owns more than 20 of all outstanding shares You have compiled a table with the current tax rates that different types of investors might face (see below) With the information provided, how would you recommend that UBT structure its payout policy Assume that taxes are the only market imperfection Select the best answer Tax Rates for Different Investor Types Investor Type Tax Rate on Dividends Tax Rate on Capital Gains Buy and hold individual investor 20 0 One year individual investor 20 20 Pension fund 0 0 Corporation with less than 20 ownership 10 5 21 I The firm should pay dividends and repurchase shares in equal amounts II The firm should only repurchase shares III How the firm structures its payout policy is irrelevant because its investors are indifferent between dividends and repurchases IV The firm should only use dividends Question 8 5 points Save Answer You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp UBT's shareholders are almost exclusively pension funds No shareholder of UBT owns more than 20 of all outstanding shares You have compiled a table with the current tax rates that different types of investors might face (see below) With the information provided, how would you recommend that UBT structure its payout policy Assume that taxes are the only market imperfection Select the best answer Tax Rates for Different Investor Types Investor Type Tax Rate on Dividends Tax Rate on Capital Gains Buy and hold individual investor 20 0 One year individual investor 20 20 Pension fund 0 0 Corporation with less than 20 ownership 10 5 21 ol The firm should pay dividends and repurchase shares in equal amounts II The firm should only repurchase shares o III How the firm structures its payout policy is irrelevant because its investors are indifferent between dividends and repurchases IV The firm should only use dividends

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You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp. UBTs shareholders are almost exclusively pension funds. No shareholder

You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp. UBTs shareholders are almost exclusively pension funds. No shareholder of UBT owns more than 20% of all outstanding shares. You have compiled a table with the current tax rates that different types of investors might face (see below). With the information provided, how would you recommend that UBT structure its payout policy? Assume that taxes are the only market imperfection. Select the best answer.

**Tax Rates for Different Investor Types**
Investor Type	Tax Rate on Dividends	Tax Rate on Capital Gains
Buy and hold individual investor	20%	0%
One-year individual investor	20%	20%
Pension fund	0%	0%
Corporation with less than 20% ownership	10.5%	21%

	I.	The firm should pay dividends and repurchase shares in equal amounts.
	II.	The firm should only repurchase shares.
	III.	How the firm structures its payout policy is irrelevant because its investors are indifferent between dividends and repurchases.
	IV.	The firm should only use dividends.

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Question 8 5 points Save Answer You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp. UBT's shareholders are almost exclusively pension funds. No shareholder of UBT owns more than 20% of all outstanding shares. You have compiled a table with the current tax rates that different types of investors might face (see below). With the information provided, how would you recommend that UBT structure its payout policy? Assume that taxes are the only market imperfection. Select the best answer. Tax Rates for Different Investor Types Investor Type Tax Rate on Dividends Tax Rate on Capital Gains Buy and hold individual investor 20% 0% One-year individual investor 20% 20% Pension fund 0% 0% Corporation with less than 20% ownership 10.5% 21% ol. The firm should pay dividends and repurchase shares in equal amounts. II. The firm should only repurchase shares. o III. How the firm structures its payout policy is irrelevant because its investors are indifferent between dividends and repurchases. IV. The firm should only use dividends