The primary result of a stock split or stock dividend is: Group of answer choices an increase in the number of common shares outstanding an increase in the common equity account an increase in the market value of common shares a decrease in the number of common shares outstanding an increase in the P/E ratio

an increase in the number of common shares outstanding

Explanation:

A stock split is when a company increases the number of its shares outstanding.

for example if a company has 10 million shares outstanding at a price of $20, earning per share is $10 and dividend per share is $0.50. this company announces a 2 for 1 split :

the number of outstanding shares becomes 2 x 10 million = 20 million

stock price becomes = $40 / 2 =$20

earning per share = $10 / 2 = $5

dividend per share = $0.5 / 2 = $0.25

p/e before split = $40 / $10 = 4

P/E after split = $20 / $5 = 4

so stock per share, earning per share and dividend per share decreases. P / E remains unchanged

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

1. avoid them

2. a talk with them

3. ask someone you trust

4. ignore

5. call police