You purchased 800 shares of Horizon Mining Inc. three years ago at $35 per share. Today Horizon is trying to decide whether to repurchase shares at $65 per share through a fixed-price tender offer or pay a $65 cash dividend per share. If capital gains are taxed at a 20% rate, then at what rate must dividends be taxed for you to be indifferent between receiving the dividend and selling your shares back to Horizon?
You purchased 800 shares of Horizon Mining Inc. three years ago at $35 per share. Today Horizon is trying to decide whether to repurchase shares at $65 per share through a fixed-price tender offer or pay a $65 cash dividend per share. If capital gains are taxed at a 20% rate, then at what rate must dividends be taxed for you to be indifferent between receiving the dividend and selling your shares back to Horizon?
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Transcribed Image Text:You purchased 800 shares of Horizon Mining Inc. three
years ago at $35 per share. Today Horizon is trying to
decide whether to repurchase shares at $65 per share
through a fixed-price tender offer or pay a $65 cash
dividend per share.
If capital gains are taxed at a 20% rate, then at what
rate must dividends be taxed for you to be indifferent
between receiving the dividend and selling your shares
back to Horizon?
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