You purchased CSH stock for $39 and it is now selling for $48. The company has announced that it plans a $9 special dividend. a) Assuming tax rates of 15% on dividends and capital gains, if you sell the stock or wait and receive the dividend, will you have different after-tax income? b) Assuming the capital gains tax rate is 19% and the dividend tax rate is 38%, if you sell the stock or wait and receive the dividend, will you have different after-tax income?

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400