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  a.What is the price of Consolidated stock?   Stock price$    b.What is the total market value of its equity? (Enter your answer in millions.)   Market value of equity$  million   Consolidated now decides to increase next year’s dividend to $20 a share, without changing its investment or borrowing plans. Thereafter the company will revert to its policy of distributing $10 million a year. c.How much new equity capital will the company need to raise to finance the extra dividend payment? (Enter your answer in millions.)   New equity$  million   d.What will be the total present value of dividends paid each year on the new shares that the company will need to issue? (Enter your answer in millions.)   Present value$  million   e.What will be the transfer of value from the old shareholders to the new shareholders? (Enter your answer in millions.)   Transfer of value$  million   f.Is this figure more than, less than, or the same as the extra dividend that the old shareholders will receive?   More thanLess thanThe same

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