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question 37

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
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.
-Assume that Rockwood is not able to repurchase shares prior to the market becoming aware of the new information regarding Rockwood's true value.If Rockwood repurchases the shares following the release of the new information,then the number of shares outstanding following the repurchase is closest to:

• A)92 million.
• B)90 million.
• C)75 million.
• D)10 million.

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Overhead

Overhead refers to the indirect costs associated with running a business, such as rent, utilities, and administrative expenses, that are not directly tied to the production of goods or services.

Overhead Costs

Indirect expenses related to the day-to-day running of a business, such as rent, utilities, and office supplies, which are not directly tied to production.

Direct Labor Hours

The cumulative hours employees engaged in manufacturing products or delivering services have worked.

Applied Overhead Rate

A predetermined rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of output.