Pearce & Company has 11 million shares of $1 par value common stock outstanding. The company believes that its current market price of $175 per share is too high and decides to execute a 4-for-1 forward stock split to lower the price. How many shares (in millions) will be outstanding following the stock split, and what will be the new par value per share? * of shares Par value O million s O per share

Pearce & Company has 11 million shares of $1 par value common stock outstanding. The company believes that its current market price of $175 per share is too high and decides to execute a 4-for-1 forward stock split to lower the price. How many shares (in millions) will be outstanding following the stock split, and what will be the new par value per share? * of shares Par value O million s O per share

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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