Answer:
$21,960
Explanation:
the value of the portfolio before the ex-dividend date = $94 x 240 stocks = $22,560
Generally when investors are expecting a dividend, they will pay a higher price for a stock just before the ex-dividend date. After the stockholders' eligible for the dividend are recorded (ex-dividend date), the seller of the stock will receive the dividend, so the stock's sales price will decrease by the dividend amount.
New price per stock at ex-dividend date = $94 - $2.50 = $91.50
the value of the portfolio at the ex-dividend date = $91.50 x 240 stocks = $21,960
