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question 42

Multiple Choice

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Vezuvo Technologies has $75 million in excess cash and no debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $50 million per year in subsequent years and will pay out these future free cash flows as regular dividends. Vezuvo's unlevered cost of capital is 10% and there are 10 million shares outstanding. Vezuvo's board is meeting to decide whether to pay out its $75 million in excess cash as a special dividend or to use it to repurchase the firm's shares.
-A firm has $75 million of assets that includes $12 million of cash and 25 million shares outstanding. If the firm uses $12 million of cash to repurchase shares, what is the new price per share?

• A)$1
• B)$2
• C)$3
• D)$4

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Definitions:

Periodic Cash Interest

This represents the regular interest payments that a borrower is required to make on a debt over a specified period.

Bond

A fixed income investment in which an investor loans money to an entity that borrows the funds for a defined period at a variable or fixed interest rate.

Premium

An amount paid in addition to a standard price or rate; in insurance, it's the amount paid for coverage.