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Bainbridge Corporation recently patented an extraordinary invention that will allow average homeowners to cheaply generate a large fraction of the electricity consumed in their houses.As a result,the market price of Bainbridge's common stock has soared to $160 per share.Bainbridge is about to announce a 4-for-1 stock split.Explain why the company would take this action?


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