If Tolbotics Inc. declares a 2-for-1 stock split, the price of the company's stock after the split, assuming that the total value of the firm's stock remainsthe same after the split, will beHackworth Hardware Company is one of Tolbotics's leading competitors. Hackworth Hardware Company's market intelligence research team sharesTolbotics's plans of announcing a stock split, influencing the distribution policy makers. Consequently, executives at Hackworth decide to offer stockdividends to its shareholders.A stock dividend is another way of keeping the stock price from going too high. Hackworth currently has 1,100,000 shares of common stockoutstanding.If the firm pays a 5% stock dividend, how many shares will the firm issue to its existing shareholders?52,250 shares49,500 shares55,000 shares41,250 shares Companies sometimes consider stock splits to bring down the price so that the stock attracts more purchases.Consider the following case:Tolbotics Inc. currently has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Its management believes that its current stock price of $90 per share is toohigh. The company is planning to conduct stock splits in the ratio of 2 for 1 as described in the animation.

The stock split refers to dividing the existing number of shares into more shares. The stock split…

Companies sometimes consider stock splits to bring down the price so that the stock attracts more purchases. Consider the following case: Tolbotics Inc. currently has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Its management believes that its current stock price of $90 per share is too high. The company is planning to conduct stock splits in the ratio of 2 for 1 as described in the animation.

Companies sometimes consider stock splits to bring down the price so that the stock attracts more purchases. Consider the following case: Tolbotics Inc. currently has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Its management believes that its current stock price of $90 per share is too high. The company is planning to conduct stock splits in the ratio of 2 for 1 as described in the animation.

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