Finance exercises problems. attached is a word page with 2 problems.

Can you please explain step by step how to solve these problems. 1. Mr. R. owns 20,000 shares of ABC Corporation stock. The company is planning to issue a stock dividend. Before the dividend Mr. R. owned 10 percent of the outstanding stock, which had a market value of $200,000, or $10 per share. Upon receiving the 10 percent stock dividend the value of his shares is. Can you please explain step by step how to solve this problem. a. $220,000. b. $210,000. c. $200,000. d. $180,000. 2. A firm has had the following earnings history over the last five years: Year 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Earnings per Share $2.50 2.00 1.75 1.25 -1.00 If the firm's dividend policy is based on a $0.50 payout per share, increasing by $0.05 per share whenever earnings exceed $1.50 per share, the annual dividends for 2015 and 2014 were Can you please explain step by step how to solve this problem (a) (b) (c) (d) $1.25 and $2.50, respectively. $0.50 and $0.50, respectively. $0 and $0.50, respectively. $0.50 and $0.55, respectively