Which of the Following Statements Is NOT CORRECT

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?

• A)Stock repurchases can be used by a firm as part of a plan to change its capital structure.
• B)After a 3-for-1 stock split, a company's price per share should fall, but the number of shares outstanding will rise.
• C)Investors can interpret a stock repurchase program as a signal that the firm's managers believe the stock is undervalued.
• D)Companies can repurchase shares to distribute large inflows of cash, say from the sale of a division, to stockholders without paying cash dividends.
• E)Stockholders pay no income tax on dividends if the dividends are used to purchase stock through a dividend reinvestment plan.

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Definitions:

Unit Elasticity

Demand or supply for which the elasticity coefficient is equal to 1; means that the percentage change in the quantity demanded or quantity supplied is equal to the percentage change in price.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of goods or services that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.

Price Elasticity

The degree to which demand for an item is affected by changes in its cost.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a product that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price.