Last year, Absolute Zero Freezers paid a dividend equal to $0.95 per share. Absolute follows the low

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Last year, Absolute Zero Freezers paid a dividend equal to $0.95 per share. Absolute follows the low regular dividend plus extras policy to determine its annual dividend. The policy requires the minimum dividend to be increased by 30 percent of the amount of earnings that exceeds $30,000. Last year’s earnings were $50,000. If Absolute has 40,000 shares outstanding, how much is the minimum (low regular) dividend that the firm pays each year?

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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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ISBN: 978-1305666870

5th edition

Authors: Scott Besley, Eugene Brigham

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