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Suppose B&E Press paid dividends at the end of each year according to the schedule below. It 1 answer below » Suppose B&E Press paid dividends at the end of each year according to the schedule below. It also reduced its share count by repurchasing 5 million shares at the end of each year at the ex-dividend stock prices shown. (Assume perfect capital markets.) View complete question » 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Ex-Dividend Stock Price ($/share) 10.00 12.00 8.00 11.00 15.00 Suppose B&E Press paid dividends at the end of each year according to the schedule below. It also reduced its share count by repurchasing 5 million shares at the end of each year at the ex-dividend stock prices shown. (Assume perfect capital markets.) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Ex-Dividend Stock Price ($/share) 10.00 12.00 8.00 11.00 15.00 Dividend ($/share) 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 Shares Outstanding (millions) 100 95 90 85 80 What is total market value of B&E’s equity, and what is the total amount paid out to share- holders, at the end of each year? If B&E had made the same total payouts using dividends only (and so kept is share count constant), what dividend would it have paid and what would its ex-dividend share price have been each year? If B&E had made the same total payouts using repurchases only (and so paid no dividends), what share count would it have had and what would its share price have been each year? Consider a shareholder who owns 10 shares of B&E initially, does not sell any shares, and reinvests all dividends at the ex-dividend share price. Would this shareholder have preferred the payout policy in (b), (c), or the original policy? View less » Sep 17 2015 01:55 PM
