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5. Harris Corporation has $250 million in cash and 100 million shares outstanding, Suppose the corporate tax is 35%, and investors pay no taxes on dividends, capital gains, or interest income. Investors had expected Harris to pay out the $250 million through a share repurchase. Suppose instead that Harris announces it will permanently retain the cash, and use the interest on the cash to pay a regular dividend. If there are no other benefits of retaining the cash, how will Harris’s stock price change upon this announcement?

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Answer:

$0.875

Explanation:

The computation of the stock price that changes upon the announcement is shown below:

As it given that

The corporate tax is 35%

So there is an effective disadvantage i.e. retention

Also, the stock price would be decline by 35% of cash

i.e.

= 35% × $250 million ÷ 100 million outstanding

= $0.875

Hence, the stock price is $0.875

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