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Worst Buy Company has had a lot of complaints from customers oflate, and its stock price is now only $5 per share. It is going toemploy a one-for-six reverse stock split to increase the stockvalue. Assume Dean Smith owns 144 shares.a. How many shares will he own after thereverse stock split? (Do not round intermediatecalculations and round your answer to the nearest wholenumber.) Number of shares b. What is the anticipated price of the stockafter the reverse stock split? (Do not round intermediatecalculations and round your answer to 2 decimalplaces.)Anticipated stockpricec. Because investors often have a negativereaction to a revere stock split, assume the stock only goes up to70 percent of the value computed in part b. What will thestock’s price be? (Do not round intermediate calculationsand round your answer to 2 decimal places.)stock price d. How has the total value of Dean Smith’sholdings changed from before the reverse stock split to after thereverse stock split (based on the stock value computed in partc)? To get the total value before and after the split,multiply the shares held times the stock price. (Input theamount as a positive value. Do not round intermediate calculationsand round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Dean Smith’s holdings decrease/increase