A corporation has 50,000 shares of P28 par value stock outstanding that has a current market value of P150. If the corporation issues a 4-for-1 stock split, the market value of the stock will fall to approximately   a.   It will not change at all  b.  P112.00 c.   P7.00 d.  P37.50  e.   P600.00   Kindly give me a step-by-step computation

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A corporation has 50,000 shares of P28 par value stock outstanding that has a current market value of P150. If the corporation issues a 4-for-1 stock split, the market value of the stock will fall to approximately

 

a.   It will not change at all 

b.  P112.00

c.   P7.00

d.  P37.50 

e.   P600.00

 

Kindly give me a step-by-step computation

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