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question 55

Multiple Choice

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Vezuvo Technologies has $75 million in excess cash and no debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $50 million per year in subsequent years and will pay out these future free cash flows as regular dividends. Vezuvo's unlevered cost of capital is 10% and there are 10 million shares outstanding. Vezuvo's board is meeting to decide whether to pay out its $75 million in excess cash as a special dividend or to use it to repurchase the firm's shares.
-Assume that Vezuvo uses the entire $75 million in excess cash to pay a special dividend. Vezuvo's ex-dividend price is closest to:

• A)$75.00.
• B)$40.00.
• C)$45.00.
• D)$50.00.

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