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Iota Industries is an all-equity firm with 50 million shares outstanding.Iota has $200 million in cash and expects future free cash flows of $75 million per year.Management plans to use the cash to expand the firm's operations,which in turn will increase future free cash flows by 12%.Iota's cost of capital is 10% and assume that capital markets are perfect.
-The value of Iota if they use the $200 million to expand is closest to:

Recognize the significance of holding a broad portfolio of stocks for long-term investment benefits.
Understand the concept of market equilibrium and how prices adjust to equilibrate supply and demand.
Analyze the effects of external factors on market prices and quantities.
Understand the principles of personal finance and investment strategy.

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Insider Trading

The illegal buying or selling of a corporation’s stock or other securities by corporate insiders, such as officers and directors, in breach of a fiduciary duty or some other relationship of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security.

Material Inside Information

Refers to non-public, important information about a company that could influence an investor's decision to buy or sell the company's securities.

Corporate Disclosure Requirements

Regulations mandating that corporations publicly disclose certain financial and business information to maintain transparency with shareholders and the public.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

A law enacted in response to a number of major corporate and accounting scandals to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices in enterprises.

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