Module 6 Question 8 ​(Dividend irrelevance of the timing of cash​ dividends)   The Caraway Seed Company sells specialty gardening seeds and products primarily to​ mail-order and Internet customers. The firm has $200,000available for distribution as a cash dividend immediately and plans to shut down its business at the end of one​ year, at which time it will be prepared to pay a liquidating dividend of ​$1.20 million to the​ firm's stockholders. The​ firm's shareholders require a 10.0 percent rate of return for investing in the​ all-equity-financed firm.   a.  What do you estimate the value of​ Caraway's equity to be today if it pays out a ​$200,000 cash dividend today and plans to pay a ​$1.20 million liquidating dividend at the end of the​ year? b If​ Caraway's board of directors decides to pay a ​$600,000 dividend today to its existing shareholders using an equity offering selling new shares of common stock to raise the additional ​$400,000 it needs to make the cash​ dividend, what will be the value of the existing shares of​ stock? The new​ shares?       Question content area bottom Part 1 a.  The value of​ Caraway's equity today if it pays out a ​$200,000 cash dividend today and plans to pay a ​$1.20 million liquidating dividend at the end of the year is ​$______ .

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The Caraway Seed Company sells specialty gardening seeds and products primarily to​ mail-order and Internet customers. The firm has $200,000available for distribution as a cash dividend immediately and plans to shut down its business at the end of one​ year, at which time it will be prepared to pay a liquidating dividend of ​$1.20 million to the​ firm's stockholders. The​ firm's shareholders require a 10.0 percent rate of return for investing in the​ all-equity-financed firm.
 
a.  What do you estimate the value of​ Caraway's equity to be today if it pays out a
​$200,000 cash dividend today and plans to pay a
​$1.20 million liquidating dividend at the end of the​ year?
b If​ Caraway's board of directors decides to pay a
​$600,000
dividend today to its existing shareholders using an equity offering selling new shares of common stock to raise the additional ​$400,000 it needs to make the cash​ dividend, what will be the value of the existing shares of​ stock? The new​ shares?
 
 
 

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a.  The value of​ Caraway's equity today if it pays out a
​$200,000 cash dividend today and plans to pay a ​$1.20 million liquidating dividend at the end of the year is ​$______ .
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