How corporations pay dividends. suppose that you own 1,000 shares of nocash corp. and the company is about to pay a 25% stock dividend. the stock currently sells at $100 per share. a. what will be the number of shares that you hold after the stock dividend is paid? b. what will be the total value of your equity position after the stock dividend is paid? c. what will be the number of shares that you hold if the firm splits five-for-four instead of paying the stock dividend?

Your sister turned 35 today, and she is planning to save $60,000 per year for retirement, with the first deposit to be made one year from today. she will invest in a mutual fund that's expected to provide a return of 7.5% per year. she plans to retire 30 years from today, when she turns 65, and she expects to live for 25 years after retirement, to age 90. under these assumptions, how much can she spend each year after she retires? her first withdrawal will be made at the end of her first retirement year.