Corporate Finance: The Core, Student Value Edition Plus Mylab Finance With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)
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Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
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Chapter 17, Problem 11P
The HNH Corporation will pay a constant dividend of $2 per share, per year, in perpetuity. Assume all investors pay a 20% tax on dividends and that there is no
- a. What is the price of a share of HNH stock?
- b. Assume that management makes a surprise announcement that HNH will no longer pay dividends but will use the cash to repurchase stock instead. What is the price of a share of HNH stock now?
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Corporate Finance: The Core, Student Value Edition Plus Mylab Finance With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)
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