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Chapter 17.4, Problem 1CC
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To discuss: The condition where the shareholders prefer shares repurchase rather than dividends.

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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 and distribution of portion of earnings by the company to its shareholders is termed as dividends.

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