Ompanies sometimes consider stock splits to bring down the price so that the stock attracts more purchases. Consider the following case: Mainway Toy Company currently has 25,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Its management believes that its current stock price of $105 per share is too high. The company is planning to conduct stock splits in the ratio of 3 for 1 as described in the animation. If Mainway Toy Company declares a 3-for-1 stock split, the price of the company’s stock after the split, assuming that the total value of the firm’s stock remains the same after the split, will be . Scorecard Athletics Corp. is one of Mainway’s leading competitors. Scorecard Athletics Corp.’s market intelligence research team shares Mainway’s plans of announcing a stock split, influencing the distribution policy makers. Consequently, executives at Scorecard decide to offer stock dividends to its shareholders. A stock dividend is another way of keeping the stock price from going too high. Scorecard currently has 1,300,000 shares of common stock outstanding. If the firm pays a 5% stock dividend, how many shares will the firm issue to its existing shareholders? 58,500 shares 48,750 shares 68,250 shares 65,000 shares

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51