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Rockwood Industries has 100 million shares outstanding,a current share price of $25,and no debt.Rockwood's management believes that the shares are underpriced,and that the true value is $30 per share.Rockwood plans to pay $250 million in cash to its shareholders by repurchasing shares.Management expects that very soon new information will come out that will cause investors to revise their opinion of the firm and agree with Rockwood's assessment of the firm's true value.
-Calculate Rockwood's stock price following the market becoming aware of the new information regarding Rockwood's true value,if (1)Rockwood completed the repurchase prior to the market becoming aware of the information and (2)Rockwood completed the repurchase following the market becoming aware of the new information.

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Definitions:

Weighted Average Cost

An inventory valuation method which assumes goods are used in the order in which they were purchased, often leading to a cost that is somewhere between the oldest and newest products.

Marginal Tax Rate

The tax rate that applies to each additional dollar of income earned; the percentage of tax paid on any additional income earned.

Capital Structure

The mix of a company's long-term debt, specific short-term debt, common equity, and preferred equity, which determines its financial leverage.

Pre-tax Cost

The expense associated with a resource or activity before the effect of taxes is considered.