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question 82

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Wyatt Oil has assets with a market value of $600 million,$70 million of which are cash.It has debt of $250 million,and 20 million shares outstanding.Assume perfect capital markets.
-If Wyatt Oil distributes the $70 million as a share repurchase,then its debt-to-equity ratio after the share repurchase will be closest to:

• A)0.9.
• B)1.0.
• C)1.1.
• D)1.4.

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Short Run

A time period in economics during which at least one input, such as equipment or labor, is fixed while others are variable, influencing decisions and behavior in production and pricing.

Profit-Maximizing Output

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Market Price

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Units

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