The Harpe Company currently has 236 outstanding shares selling at $42 each. The firm is contemplating the declaration of a dividend of $4 at the end of the fiscal year that just began. Assume there are no taxes on dividends. Answer the following questions based on the Miller and Modigliani model, which is discussed in the text. A. What will the price of the stock on the ex-dividend date if the dividend is declared? B. What will be the price of stock at the end of the year if the dividend is not declared? C. If the company makes $6.1 million of new investments at the beginning of the period, earns net income of $3.5 million, and pays the divdend at the end of the year, how many shares of new stock must the firm issue to meet its funding needs?