Yesterday at the market close, the stock of Kevin Spellman, Inc. was trading at $100 per share and there were 500,000 shares outstanding.  This morning before the market opened, Kevin Spellman, Inc. announced that it was doing a 5:1 stock split.  Under the efficient market hypothesis and with no new information, what will be the new stock price in dollars per share?

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Yesterday at the market close, the stock of Kevin Spellman, Inc. was trading at $100 per share and there were 500,000 shares outstanding.  This morning before the market opened, Kevin Spellman, Inc. announced that it was doing a 5:1 stock split.  Under the efficient market hypothesis and with no new information, what will be the new stock price in dollars per share?

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