Suppose that AC Corp. distributes its cash to shareholders as a dividend and raises new equity to fund the investment. For each question assume the firm operates in perfect capital markets. a.) How many shares will AC need to issue to fund the investment? b.) What is the new stock price? c.) After the transaction, what is the total value of existing shareholders' shares plus the cash payout? d.) What is the total value of the new shareholders' shares (assume that old shareholders do not purchase any of the new shares)? e.) What is the change in firm value due to this transaction? f.) Suppose AC used its cash to fund the investment instead, what is the total value of the shareholders' shares? Relevant information for AC Corp. is given below Cash 30 Shares outstanding 50 Current share price $6.60 Amount needed to fund investment $30.00 Investment opportunity NPV $300.00 Debt $-
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Suppose that AC Corp. distributes its cash to shareholders as a dividend and raises new equity to fund the investment. For each question assume the firm operates in perfect capital markets. a.) How many shares will AC need to issue to fund the investment? b.) What is the new stock price? c.) After the transaction, what is the total value of existing shareholders' shares plus the cash payout? d.) What is the total value of the new shareholders' shares (assume that old shareholders do not purchase any of the new shares)? e.) What is the change in firm value due to this transaction? f.) Suppose AC used its cash to fund the investment instead, what is the total value of the shareholders' shares? |
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Relevant information for AC Corp. is given below |
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Cash |
30 |
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Shares outstanding |
50 |
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Current share price |
$6.60 |
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Amount needed to fund investment |
$30.00 |
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Investment opportunity |
$300.00 |
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Debt |
$- |
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