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Chapter 18, Problem 10DQ
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To explain: Whether repurchasing own stock makes sense for a corporation.
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Share Repurchase:
A transaction in which a corporation reacquires its own shares from the market directly or by offering a choice to shareholders to tender their shares at fixed prices to the company is termed as share repurchase or buyback.
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