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Willey’s Grill & Restaurant Corporation wholesales ovens and ranges to restaurants throughout the Southwest. Willey’s Grill & Restaurant, which had 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding, declared a 2-for-1 stock split.
a. What will be the number of shares outstanding after the split?
shares
b. If the common stock had a market price of $240 per share before the stock split, what would be an approximate market price per share after the split?
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per share
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