Washington and jefferson inc.’s board of directors has decided to repurchase some of its stock on the open market because it wants to increase the company’s debt-to-equity ratio. what is the company’s motivation for the stock repurchase? to acquire shares needed for employee options or compensation to protect against a takeover attempt to adjust the firm’s capital structure to distribute excess funds to stockholders which of the following statements would be considered advantages of a stock repurchase? check all that apply. the interval between stock repurchases tends to be irregular, which means that investors cannot always count on cash inflows from repurchases. stock repurchases allow a firm to distribute earnings to investors without changing the amount of the regular cash dividend. a stock repurchase can be used to minimize the dilution effect associated with employees exercising their stock options. grade it now save & continue continue without saving