Corporate Finance
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780132992473
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 3, Problem 4P
a)
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To determine: Whether Person X chooses the stock or cash bonus and its values.
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Additional number of shares the company issues to its shareholders without any cost is termed as bonus shares.
b)
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To discuss: The value of the bonus shares and the decision of Person X.
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