Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
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Chapter 14, Problem 3QP
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To calculate: Ex-
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Ex-dividend price:
The date between the announcement date and payment date is ex-dividend date. A stock which trades on ex-dividend date is termed as stock on ex-dividend. A stock becomes ex-dividend, when the person gets the payment of dividend.
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