Richard Ingram just bought 1,000 shares of Sisson Electronics at $40 per share. He plans to hold

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Richard Ingram just bought 1,000 shares of Sisson Electronics at $40 per share. He plans to hold the stock for one year before selling. Sisson is in the process of selecting a new dividend policy. The firm will either pay out all of its earnings in dividends or retain and reinvest them all. Analysts expect the stock to be worth $45 in one year’s time if no dividends are paid and $40 if dividends of $5 per share are distributed. How much difference will Sisson’s decision make in Richard’s after-tax income? Assume Richard is in the 25% bracket.

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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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