Calculate the cash dividend per share amount to be paid


Assume that you own 2,000 shares of Blueco, Inc.'s, common stock and that you currently receive cash dividends of $0.6 per share per year.

Required:
a.  If Blueco, Inc., declared a 6% stock dividend, how many shares of common stock would you receive as a dividend?

Dividend shares: ________

b.  Calculate the cash dividend per share amount to be paid after the stock dividend that would result in the same total cash dividend (as was received before the stock dividend). (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Total cash dividend: _____ per share

c.  If the cash dividend remained at $0.6 per share after the stock dividend, what per share cash dividend amount without a stock dividend would have accomplished the same total cash dividend? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

total cash dividend: ______ per share

This dividend policy would result in greater cash dividend per share.
This dividend policy would result in greater total cash dividends every year without changing the cash dividend per share.

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______This dividend policy would result in greater cash dividend per share.
______This dividend policy would result in greater total cash dividends every year without changing the cash dividend per share.
______This dividend policy would result in greater total cash dividends.

This dividend policy would result in greater cash dividend per share.
This dividend policy would result in greater total cash dividends every year without changing the cash dividend per share.
This dividend policy would result in greater total cash dividends.

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