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Iota Industries is an all-equity firm with 50 million shares outstanding.Iota has $200 million in cash and expects future free cash flows of $75 million per year.Management plans to use the cash to expand the firm's operations,which in turn will increase future free cash flows by 12%.Iota's cost of capital is 10% and assume that capital markets are perfect.
-A member of Iota's board of directors suggests that Iota's stock price would be higher if they used the $200 million to repurchase shares instead of funding the expansion.If you were advising the board,what course of action would you recommend,expansion or repurchase? Which provides the higher stock price?

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Span of Control

The number of subordinates a manager or leader can effectively manage or control.

Formalization

The degree to which an organization formally documents its policies, procedures, job roles, and regulations in writing.

Decentralization

The distribution of decision-making powers and operational responsibilities away from a central authority to individual units or levels within an organization or system.

External Environment

All external forces or factors that impact an organization's performance, including competition, economy, laws, and social trends.