Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 18

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Suppose that all capital gains are taxed at a 20% rate,and that the dividend tax rate is 40%.Rearden Metal is currently trading for $40 per share,and is about to pay a $5 special dividend.
-Absent any other trading frictions or news,Rearden's share price just after the dividend is paid will be closest to:

• A)$35.
• B)$36.
• C)$37.
• D)$40.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The gap between the amount customers are prepared to spend on a product or service and the amount they end up paying.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive.

P = MC

An economic principle stating that the optimal level of output occurs when the price (P) equals marginal cost (MC), guiding firms in perfect competition on production decisions.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, homogenous products, free entry and exit, and perfect information, leading to firms being price takers.