Question: Currently ( time 0 ) Company A is expected to survive another year in business ( until time 1 ) . At which time the

Currently (time 0) Company A is expected to survive another year in business (until time 1). At which time the firm will liquidate and all value will be distributed to claimants. The firm is presently all equity financed with 50,000 shares outstanding. The cash flow of the firm is risk free and it is common knowledge that Company A will receive $1 million immediately (at time 0) and another $1 million at time 1. The company's current dividend policy is to pay out its entire free cash flow as dividends as it is received (so $20 per share now and at time 1). Assume the risk free rate in the economy is 5% and the firm has no positive NPV projects available. Calculate the current price per share (at t=0) before the dividends are paid out. Using the information in question #1, calculate the current price per share (at t=0) before the dividends are paid out if the firm issues risk-free bonds to pay out an additional $2 per share dividend at t=0.(Hint: A $2 per share dividend requires $1,100,000 in total so the firm must raise $100,000 to accomplish this policy change. Assume the firm can issue risk-free bonds to raise $100,000 today if they promise to repay $105,000(5% risk free rate) in one year.) Using the information in question #1, calculate the current price per share (at t=0) before the dividends are paid out if the firm reduces its dividend by $2 per share dividend at t=0.(Hint: With an $18 per share dividend today, this leaves an extra $100,000 in cash within the firm. Because the firm has no positive NPV projects it does the next best thing and makes a zero NPV investment, buying t-bills at the 5% risk free rate.)

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