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A company is undertaking a 2-for-1 stock split. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter26: Mergers And Corporate Control

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