Which of the following is a form of regression analysis where more than one independent variable is used in the regression equation?

________ and ________ are the two major phases of processing card payments

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Assume that you own 2500 shares of Omicron stock and that Omicron uses the entire $50 million to pay a special dividend. Suppose you are unhappy with Omicron's decision and would prefer that Omicron used the excess cash to repurchase shares

Omicron Technologies has $50 million in excess cash and no debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $40 million per year in subsequent years and will pay out these future free cash flows as regular dividends. Omicron's unlevered cost of capital is 9% and there are 10 million shares outstanding. Omicron's board is meeting to decide whether to pay out its $50 million in excess cash as a special dividend or to use it to repurchase shares of the firm's stock. The number of shares that you would have to buy in order to undo the special cash dividend that Omicron paid is closest to ________ shares. A) 225.00 B) 337.50 C) 562.50 D) 281.25