A) A reduction in personal tax rates tends to lead to lower dividends.
B) Dividends tend to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter.
C) Earnings growth tends to lag dividend growth.
D) Dividend payments are highly concentrated in a relatively small set of large companies.
E) Non-dividend-paying companies are generally more apt to commence paying regular dividends than to implement a stock repurchase program.
G) A) and E)
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A) $44.15
B) $35.32
C) $41.08
D) $55.19
E) $52.31
G) A) and C)
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A) adjust the market price of a stock so it falls within a preferred trading range.
B) decrease a company's excess cash thereby lowering agency costs.
C) increase the par value per share while decreasing the market price per share.
D) increase the total equity of a firm.
E) adjust the debt-equity ratio to its preferred level.
G) B) and E)
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A) 47,937
B) 48,050
C) 37,604
D) 35,578
E) 41,584
G) D) and E)
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A) 27,000
B) 14,400
C) 12,000
D) 36,000
E) 48,000
G) D) and E)
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A) The tax on capital gains is deferred until the gain is realized.
B) Few, if any, positive net present value projects are available to a firm.
C) A majority of the shareholders have a low tax rate.
D) A majority of the shareholders have better investment opportunities than the firm.
E) The presence of an agency conflict with the company's senior managers.
G) A) and E)
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A) increases the total value of the common stock account.
B) decreases the value of the retained earnings account.
C) increases the par value per share.
D) increases the value of the capital in excess of par account.
E) decreases the market value per share.
G) D) and E)
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A) $2.12
B) $6.37
C) $9.37
D) $21.10
E) $19.11
G) A) and E)
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A) increases the common stock account by the market price of each share issued.
B) reduces cash by the total market value of the issued shares.
C) affects the par value per share but not the equity account balances.
D) reduces retained earnings by the market price of each share issued.
E) does not affect the capital in excess of par value account.
G) All of the above
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A) $40.87
B) $39.94
C) $40.06
D) $40.50
E) $39.42
G) B) and E)
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A) $24,267
B) $54,400
C) $72,800
D) $166,667
E) $218,400
G) B) and C)
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A) $33.51
B) $34.71
C) $33.93
D) $35.14
E) $39.92
G) All of the above
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A) increase in the number of shares outstanding.
B) company buying back existing shares of its stock on the open market.
C) company issuing additional shares to its existing shareholders.
D) decrease in the number of shares outstanding without affecting total owners' equity.
E) decrease in both the number of shares outstanding and the market price per share.
G) B) and E)
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A) Special dividend
B) Stock split
C) Share repurchase
D) Rights offer
E) Liquidating dividend
G) A) and E)
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A) Cash dividend
B) Stock dividend
C) Stock repurchase
D) Stock split
E) Reverse stock split
G) A) and B)
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A) $11.34
B) $12.67
C) $23.33
D) $31.50
E) $33.14
G) B) and E)
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A) retained earnings will decrease by $225,000.
B) retained earnings will increase by $245,250.
C) total value of the company will not change.
D) earnings per share will increase to $3.20.
E) price-earnings ratio will be 14.26.
G) All of the above
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A) Low taxes on capital gains
B) Large holdings of shares
C) Dividend reinvestment plans
D) Low-cost equity purchases
E) High transaction fees
G) C) and D)
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A) $304,400
B) $316,800
C) $314,800
D) $308,600
E) $325,200
G) B) and C)
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A) Neither Kate nor Ted is entitled to the dividend.
B) Kate is entitled to the dividend but Ted is not.
C) Ted is entitled to the dividend but Kate is not.
D) Both Ted and Kate are entitled to the dividend.
E) Both Ted and Kate are entitled to one-half of the dividend amount.
G) A) and E)
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