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Real option analysis adds value to a project when it is used for which of the following? Check all that apply. Identifying real options that can be sold in the financial markets Increasing the riskiness of the capital project and decreasing the project's cash flows Making changes to the capital budget before it is started and financed Making managerial decision making less deliberate and analytical 3. Stock repurchases Aa Aa Stock repurchases occur when a company buys its outstanding stock which is often referred to as treasury stock and is reported as a negative value on the company's balance sheet. Consider this situation: Suppose a firm finds itself as the target of a possible hostile takeover. An outside investor has acquired a major stake of shares and is threatening to exert influence on the board. If the firm wants to influence the hostile bidder to leave it alone, which of the following methods could be an effective way of doing so? An open-market transaction A direct negotiation An auction A tender offer In a taxless world with no brokerage costs, repurchases and dividends have the same effect on shareholder wealth. In the real world, however, repurchases provide more preferable tax treatment than dividends to ordinary investors. Does this mean that firms should always use share repurchases so that investors can gain from this tax benefit? Yes No In general, are stock repurchases a feasible substitute for the payment of cash dividends? In other words, will a firm either pay a cash dividend or repurchase its shares, but never do both? Yes No