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B Corp has announced four dates (payment date, ex-dividend date, announcement date and record date) associated with its forthcoming dividend. The dates are August 1, October 1 , August 30 and August 28 . Which one of these dates is the record date and which is the ex-dividend date? a. Record date = August 1 , ex-dividend date = August 28 . b. Record date = August 30, ex-dividend date = August 28 . c. Record date = August 28, ex-dividend date = August 30 . d. Record date = October 1 , ex-dividend date = August 30