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What is the chronology of a dividend payment?


A) declaration date, holder-of-record date, ex-dividend date, payment date
B) declaration date, ex-dividend date, holder-of-record date, payment date
C) declaration date, holder-of-record date, payment date, ex-dividend date
D) holder-of-record date, declaration date, ex-dividend date, payment date

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If a firm adheres strictly to the residual dividend policy,what would the issuance of new common stock suggest?


A) The dividend payout ratio has remained constant.
B) The dividend payout ratio is increasing.
C) No dividends were paid during the year.
D) The dividend payout ratio is decreasing.

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Fauver Worldwide forecasts a capital budget of $650,000,and it wants to maintain a target capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity.It also wants to pay a dividend of $225,000.If the company follows the residual dividend policy,how much net income must it earn to meet its capital requirements,pay the dividend,and keep the capital structure in balance?


A) $584,250
B) $615,000
C) $645,750
D) $711,939

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DeAngelo Corp.'s projected net income is $150.0 million,its target capital structure is 25% debt and 75% equity,and its target payout ratio is 65%.DeAngelo has more positive NPV projects than it can finance without issuing new stock,but its board of directors has decreed that it cannot issue any new shares in the foreseeable future.The CFO now wants to determine how the maximum capital budget would be affected by changes in capital structure policy and/or the target dividend payout policy.Versus the current policy,how much larger could the capital budget be if (1) the target debt ratio were raised to 75%,other things held constant; (2) the target payout ratio were lowered to 20%,other things held constant; and (3) the debt ratio and payout were both changed by the indicated amounts. \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad  Increase in Capital Budget \text { Increase in Capital Budget }  Increase Debt to  Lower Payout to 75%20%Do BothW.$120.0$77.2$351.5X.$126.4$81.2$370.0Y.$133.0$85.5$389.5Z.$140.0$90.0$410.0\begin{array}{llll}\hline &\text { Increase Debt to }& \text { Lower Payout to }\\&75 \% & 20 \% & \text {Do Both} \\\hline W . & \$ 120.0 & \$ 77.2 & \$ 351.5 \\\mathrm{X} . & \$ 126.4 & \$ 81.2 & \$ 370.0 \\\mathrm{Y} . & \$ 133.0 & \$ 85.5 & \$ 389.5 \\\mathrm{Z} . & \$ 140.0 & \$ 90.0 & \$ 410.0\end{array}


A) Choice W
B) Choice X
C) Choice Y
D) Choice Z

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D&P Co.has a capital budget of $2,000,000.The company wants to maintain a target capital structure that is 35% debt and 65% equity.The company forecasts that its net income this year will be $1,800,000.If the company follows a residual dividend policy,what will be its total dividend payment?


A) $200,000
B) $300,000
C) $400,000
D) $500,000

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Ontario Co.is considering a 8-for-3 stock split.The current stock price is $100.00 per share,and the firm believes that its total market value would increase by 6% as a result of the improved liquidity that it thinks would follow the split.What is the stock's expected price following the split?


A) $39.75
B) $33.75
C) $37.50
D) $37.21

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Ross Financial has suffered losses in recent years,and its stock currently sells for only $0.50 per share.Management wants to use a reverse split to get the price up to a more "reasonable" level,which it thinks is $25 per share.How many of the old shares must be given up for one new share to achieve the $25 price,assuming this transaction has no effect on total market value?


A) 24.50
B) 25.00
C) 50.00
D) 52.50

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All other things equal,a stock dividend will have which of the following effects on shareholder's wealth?


A) Shareholder's wealth should remain constant.
B) Shareholder's wealth should be reduced.
C) Shareholder's wealth should be increased
D) Stock dividends and shareholder wealth are not related.

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Which statement about dividend policies is correct?


A) Stock splits, stock dividends, and reverse splits are all designed to make the firm's shares more appealing to the average investor.
B) Dividend reinvestment plans are designed to aid in the distribution of stock dividends.
C) The key advantage of a residual dividend policy is that it enables a company to follow a stable dividend policy.
D) The main goal of the share repurchases is solely to avoid taxes for investors.

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One implication of the bird-in-the-hand theory of dividends is that a given reduction in dividend yield must be offset by a more than proportionate increase in growth in order to keep a firm's required return constant,other things held constant.

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Which of the following theories is supported by the argument that shareholders can transform a company dividend policy into a different policy by means of investors buying and selling on their own account?


A) "bird-in-the-hand" theory
B) dividend irrelevance theory
C) residual distribution model
D) tax preference theory

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Which of the following statements is correct?


A) If a company has a 2-for-1 stock split, its stock price should roughly double.
B) Capital gains earned in a share repurchase are taxed less favourably than dividends; this explains why companies typically pay dividends and avoid share repurchases.
C) Very often, a company's stock price will rise when it announces that it plans to commence a share repurchase program. Such an announcement could lead to a stock price decline, but this does not normally happen.
D) The clientele effect is the best explanation for why companies tend to vary their dividend payments from quarter to quarter.

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What are automatic dividend reinvestment plans designed to do?


A) aid shareholders in creating their preferred dividend policy
B) raise new equity capital for the firm through market repurchases
C) eliminate excess illiquid shares from the open market
D) help investors avoid paying taxes on dividends

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If a firm adopts a residual distribution policy,distributions are determined as a residual after funding the capital budget.Therefore,the better the firm's investment opportunities,the lower its payout ratio should be.

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Brammer Corp.'s projected capital budget is $1,000,000,its target capital structure is 60% debt and 40% equity,and its forecasted net income is $550,000.If the company follows a residual dividend policy,what total dividends,if any,will it pay out?


A) $128,606
B) $135,375
C) $142,500
D) $150,000

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Which of the following statements is correct?


A) Firms with a lot of good investment opportunities and a relatively small amount of cash tend to have above-average payout ratios.
B) One advantage of the residual dividend policy is that it leads to a stable dividend payout, which investors like.
C) An increase in the stock price when a company decreases its dividend is consistent with signalling theory as postulated by MM.
D) Stock repurchases make the most sense at times when a company believes its stock is undervalued.

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Avoiding dividend cuts and maintaining target D/E ratio are the two underlying objectives in the residual dividend policy.

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MM's dividend irrelevance theory says that while dividend policy does not affect a firm's value,it can affect the cost of capital.

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Grullon Co.is considering a 7-for-3 stock split.The current stock price is $75.00 per share,and the firm believes that its total market value would increase by 5% as a result of the improved liquidity that it thinks would follow the split.What is the stock's expected price following the split?


A) $32.06
B) $33.75
C) $35.44
D) $37.21

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?


A) Stock repurchases can be used by a firm as part of a plan to change its capital structure.
B) After a 3-for-1 stock split, a company's price per share should fall, but the number of shares outstanding will rise.
C) Investors can interpret a stock repurchase program as a signal that the firm's managers believe the stock is undervalued.
D) Stockholders pay no income tax on dividends if the dividends are used to purchase stock through a dividend reinvestment plan.

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