Exam 17: Payout Policy

Which statement is true concerning the one-year after-tax return on the following stocks,assuming a 40% tax rate on dividends and a 20% tax rate on capital gains: Stock A is purchased for $50,offers a 5% dividend yield,and is sold for $56; stock B is purchased for $60,offers no dividend yield,but is sold after one year for $70.

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Question 121

Why have firms been willing to borrow money in the absence of having sufficient cash to pay dividends?

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Question 122

Congratulations! A stock of which you own 100 shares has just split three for two.Its market price before the split was $30 per share.Now discuss what you would expect to happen with this stock and your ownership interests.

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Question 123

A two-for-one stock split results in a doubling of the number of outstanding shares,but they do not affect the company's assets,profits,or total value.

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Question 124

When the firm has a high retention ratio,thus paying low dividends,the dividend is a by-product of what kind of decision?

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Why have firms been willing to borrow money in the absence of having sufficient cash to pay dividends?

Congratulations! A stock of which you own 100 shares has just split three for two.Its market price before the split was $30 per share.Now discuss what you would expect to happen with this stock and your ownership interests.

A two-for-one stock split results in a doubling of the number of outstanding shares,but they do not affect the company's assets,profits,or total value.

When the firm has a high retention ratio,thus paying low dividends,the dividend is a by-product of what kind of decision?

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