Mototive Inc.has 1 million shares outstanding.The current price per share is $20.If the company decides to use $2 million dollars to repurchase shares at the market price, the company will have [blank] shares outstanding worth approximately [blank].Assume that the price does not change during the repurchase period.

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With $2 million and a share price of $20, Mototive Inc. can repurchase 100,000 shares ($2 million / $20 per share), leaving 900,000 shares outstanding. The price per share remains $20 since the assumption is that the price does not change during the repurchase.