Question 1

Which one of the following is a payment of either cash or shares of stock that is paid out of earnings to a firm's shareholders?

Accepted Answer

A)   Interest
B)   Distribution
C)   Retained earnings
D)   Dividend
E)   Stock repurchaseF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which one of the following best defines a regular cash dividend?

Accepted Answer

A)   Distribution by a firm to its shareholders
B)   Payment from any source by a firm to its owners
C)   One-time payment of cash by a firm to its shareholders
D)   Cash payment by a firm to its owners as part of a firm's normal operations
E)   Distribution of the proceeds from the sale of a portion of a firm's operationsF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which one of the following increases the number of shares outstanding but does not increase the value of owner's equity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stock repurchase
B)   Reverse stock split
C)   Stock split
D)   Cash distribution
E)   Liquidating dividendF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Which two of the following tend to limit the amount of dividends that can be paid by a leveraged corporation? I. current tax laws
II)  corporate tax exclusion
III)  bond indenture covenant
IV)  state laws pertaining to retained earnings

Accepted Answer

A)   I and II only
B)   I and III only
C)   II and III only
D)   II and IV only
E)   III and IV onlyF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Which one of the following dates is the date on which the board of directors votes to pay a dividend?

Accepted Answer

A)   Record date
B)   Declaration date
C)   Ex-dividend date
D)   Payment date
E)   Settlement dateF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Which one of the following events must occur before a firm can offer a liquidating dividend?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bankruptcy filing
B)   Insolvency declaration
C)   Asset sale
D)   Negative equity
E)   Failed bond issueF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Explain why a firm might prefer a stock repurchase rather than an increase in the firm's regular dividend.

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Question 8

Stellar Technologies has 48,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $6 a share. Which one of the following stock splits should the firm declare if it wants to increase the stock price to exactly $20 a share? Ignore any taxes or market imperfections.

Accepted Answer

A)   10-for-3 stock split
B)   3-for-1 stock split
C)   1-for-3-reverse stock split
D)   2-for-7 reverse stock split
E)   3-for-10 reverse stock splitF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Plato United has 17,000 shares of stock outstanding at a price per share of $33. How many shares will be outstanding if the firm does a 5-for-4 stock split?

Accepted Answer

A)   13,600 shares
B)   15,800 shares
C)   17,000 shares
D)   19,600 shares
E)   21,250 sharesF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dividends are irrelevant.
B)   Flotation costs are a good reason to support a high dividend payout.
C)   Current tax laws favor high current dividends for individual investors.
D)   Dividend policy is the time pattern of dividend payout.
E)   Corporate investors tend to prefer low dividend payouts on securities they own.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The clientele effect states that investors fall into various groups because of differences in their preferences for which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Share price levels
B)   Risk level
C)   Short-term versus long-term investments
D)   Rates of return
E)   DividendsF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 14: Dividends and Dividend Policy

Stellar Technologies has 48,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $6 a share. Which one of the following stock splits should the firm declare if it wants to increase the stock price to exactly $20 a share? Ignore any taxes or market imperfections.

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Which one of the following is a payment of either cash or shares of stock that is paid out of earnings to a firm's shareholders?

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The clientele effect states that investors fall into various groups because of differences in their preferences for which one of the following?

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

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Which one of the following best defines a regular cash dividend?

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Plato United has 17,000 shares of stock outstanding at a price per share of $33. How many shares will be outstanding if the firm does a 5-for-4 stock split?

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Which two of the following tend to limit the amount of dividends that can be paid by a leveraged corporation? I. current tax laws II) corporate tax exclusion III) bond indenture covenant IV) state laws pertaining to retained earnings

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Which one of the following increases the number of shares outstanding but does not increase the value of owner's equity?

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Which one of the following events must occur before a firm can offer a liquidating dividend?

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Explain why a firm might prefer a stock repurchase rather than an increase in the firm's regular dividend.

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Which one of the following dates is the date on which the board of directors votes to pay a dividend?

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Exam 14: Dividends and Dividend Policy

Stellar Technologies has 48,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $6 a share. Which one of the following stock splits should the firm declare if it wants to increase the stock price to exactly $20 a share? Ignore any taxes or market imperfections.

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Which one of the following is a payment of either cash or shares of stock that is paid out of earnings to a firm's shareholders?

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The clientele effect states that investors fall into various groups because of differences in their preferences for which one of the following?

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

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Which one of the following best defines a regular cash dividend?

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Plato United has 17,000 shares of stock outstanding at a price per share of $33. How many shares will be outstanding if the firm does a 5-for-4 stock split?

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Which two of the following tend to limit the amount of dividends that can be paid by a leveraged corporation? I. current tax laws II) corporate tax exclusion III) bond indenture covenant IV) state laws pertaining to retained earnings

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Which one of the following increases the number of shares outstanding but does not increase the value of owner's equity?

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Which one of the following events must occur before a firm can offer a liquidating dividend?

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Explain why a firm might prefer a stock repurchase rather than an increase in the firm's regular dividend.

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Which one of the following dates is the date on which the board of directors votes to pay a dividend?

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