a firm that maintains stable cash dividends will generally not increase the dividend unless__?

a stock repurchase increases the A. retention ratio of earnings, B. Number of shares outstanding, C. EPS, D. B&C

common stock dividends tend to be more stable than___? (a. bond interest, b. earnings, c. preferred stock div. d. cash flow)

If dividends and capital gains are taxed at the same rate, should investors prefer cash dividends or stock repurchases? A. it would not matter B. they sould prefer cash dividends to stock, C. they should prefer stock repurchases to cash, D. They would prefer neither a dividend or stock

Assume that investors have a 10% required rate of return on MTA stock. According to the modigliani and Miller dividend indifference theorem, if investors could choose between a $1.00 dividend today and a 1.10 dividend one year from today (A. neither alternative would satisfy, B. no preference, C. would prefer 1.00 today, D. would prefer 1.10 one year from today)

in the absence of taxes, transaction costs, or changes in a firm's operating or investment policies__ (A. firm should pay dividend only after current equity financing have been met, B. Firm should retain earnings so stockholder will receive capital gain, C. Price of a share of stock is not affected by dividend policy, D. Greater the payout ratio, greater the share price of firm

trendy corp. recently declared a 10% stock dividend. As of the date of the announcement, Trendy had 10 million shares outstanding which were selling on the NYSE for $50 per share. An accounting entry is required on the balance sheet in order to transfer an amount from retained earnings to the common stock and additional paid-in capital accounts. What is the dollar amount of retained earnings that will be transferred from retained earnings to the common stock account as the result of the stock dividend? Assume that the par value of Trendy is $2 per share? (A. 12.5 million, B. 50 million, C. 2 Million, D. 45.45 million)