Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 41

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Wyatt Oil has assets with a market value of $600 million,$70 million of which are cash.It has debt of $250 million,and 20 million shares outstanding.Assume perfect capital markets.
-If Wyatt Oil distributes the $70 million as a dividend,then its stock price after the dividend will be closest to:

• A)$12.50.
• B)$14.00.
• C)$17.50.
• D)$26.50.

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