Xanadu Corp. is a firm expecting $32 million in net income this year, all of which it plans ondistributing to its 400,000 shares outstanding. The company owns $8 million in totalassets, but $1 million of that is excess cash. The firm is considering two strategies todisburse the exces cash. The first is to disburse it all to the shareholders as an extradividend. The second is to execute a stock buyback. If an investor holds 1000 sharesbefore any buyback, what will the capital gains (gain from stock sale) and income (dividend)cash flows be under each strategy?

In summary, the extra dividend strategy offers higher income in the form of dividends but no capital…

Answered: Xanadu Corp. is a firm expecting $32…

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