Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
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ISBN: 9780134476315
Author: Chad J. Zutter, Scott B. Smart
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 1OR
Summary Introduction
To determine: The date the stock goes on ex-dividend and whether the change in the stock price is surprising.
Expert Solution
Explanation of Solution
Two day before the date of record is ex-dividend date. So in the case the ex-dividend date is May 15. Usually the stock price will drop by the amount of dividend during the ex-dividend whereas the stock price has gone up after the ex-dividend date so it is a surprising element.
Summary Introduction
To determine: The returns earned by the investor before the ex-dividend date.
Expert Solution
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Stock price before ex-dividend is $129, dividends of $0.625 per share, and market price of stock after the ex-dividend is $129.
The formula to calculate the returns:
Compute the returns:
Hence, the return is 1%.
Therefore, the return is not a much big return so the firm must have a capital to be invested in for a day to earn the required return.
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Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
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