a)
To determine: The price per share before the repurchase.
Introduction:
Perfect market is the place where there are more numbers of buyers and sellers. The buyers and sellers might know the information about any specific products and trades according to the perfect market condition.
b)
To determine: The number of shares repurchased.
Introduction:
Share repurchase is an alternative method to pay the cash to the company’s investors through a way of buy back of shares or shares repurchase.
c)
To determine: The price per share after the repurchase.
Introduction:
Share repurchase is an alternative method to pay the cash to the company’s investors through a way of buy back of shares or shares repurchase.
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