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Five years ago, Mr. Martinez purchased 1000 shares of JPM stock at $50 per share....

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Five years ago, Mr. Martinez purchased 1000 shares of JPM stock at $50 per share. If Mr. Martinez' tax rate is 25%, would he prefer that the company pay a $5.00 per share dividend or offer to repurchase 100 shares at $50 per share? A. Repurchase the stock because he would owe no taxes. B. It would make no difference because the tax rate on dividends is the same as the tax rate on capital gains. C. Pay the dividend because he would have no transaction costs. OD. It would make no difference because he would receive $5,000 either way

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