first blank: less/more

second blank: information content/ clientele effect

A firm's value depends on its expected free cash flow and its cost of capital. Distributions made in the form of dividends or stock repurchases impact the firm's value and the investors in different ways. Consider the case of Green Mountain Producers Inc., and answer the question that follows: Green Mountain Producers Inc. is an oil drilling company. The company paid a dividend of $2.80 last year, and, in the past, its dividend has increased steadily by about 4% a year. Green Mountain just announced that its dividend will increase to $3.75 this year, and its share price rose from $35 per share to $38 per share immediately after the announcement. Which of the following best explains why Green Mountain's stock price increased as it did? MM dividend irrelevance The clientele effect The signalling hypothesis Modigliani and Miller argued that each shareholder can construct his or her own dividend policy. This statement is: False True Modigliani and Miller also pointed out that many institutional investors do not pay taxes and can buy and sell stocks with very low transaction costs. For these investors, dividend policy is relevant than it is for an individual investor. Some researchers and analysts have noticed a trend in which firms that increase their dividends see an increase in their stock price. The theory of explains this phenomenon. In some cases, analysts notice that groups of similar investors tend to flock to stocks that have dividend policies consistent with their needs. This circumstance is an illustration of: The information content effect The clientele effect