Kapiti Jumbo Prawn Corp. is a seafood company that exports high-quality prawns to North American Market. The company's CFO announced on June 1st that it would pay a dividend of $1.20 per share on July 15th to all holders. The dividend tax rate for all investors is 20 percent, and no capital gain tax applies. The firm's stock price is $32 a share today. Tomorrow is the ex-dividend date. Holding all else constant, what would you expect the stock price to be tomorrow? O $32.94 O $33.20 O $31.04 O $30.80

Kapiti Jumbo Prawn Corp. is a seafood company that exports high-quality prawns to North American Market. The company's CFO announced on June 1st that it would pay a dividend of $1.20 per share on July 15th to all holders. The dividend tax rate for all investors is 20 percent, and no capital gain tax applies. The firm's stock price is $32 a share today. Tomorrow is the ex-dividend date. Holding all else constant, what would you expect the stock price to be tomorrow? O $32.94 O $33.20 O $31.04 O $30.80

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