Show That a Stock Repurchase Is Conceptually the Same as a Cash

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Essay

Show that a stock repurchase is conceptually the same as a cash dividend using the following example: Repo Corp.has 1,000 shares outstanding at a market price of $20 per share.In debating whether to declare a 5% cash dividend,the directors instead chose to repurchase 50 of the outstanding shares.

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Definitions:

Yield

The income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received, expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost.

Coupon Rate

An annual interest percentage a bond generates, reflected against its original price.

Monetary Policy

Economic strategy chosen by a government or central bank to control the supply of money, influencing interest rates and overall economic activity.

Money Supply

The total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time, including cash, bank deposits, and other liquid assets.