The Down Towner Has a Market Value Balance Sheet as Shown

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Down Towner has a market value balance sheet as shown below.The firm currently has 12,000 shares of stock outstanding and net income of $17,500. The firm has decided to repurchase 10 percent of its outstanding stock at the current market price and fund that purchase with new debt.After the repurchase there will be ____ shares outstanding at a price per share of ____.

• A)10,200; $11.50
• B)10,200; $12.65
• C)10,800; $12.65
• D)10,800; $11.50
• E)10,800; $14.05

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