Festion if the financial statements of a company show a high and increasing, dividend payout ratio, what could this indicate The company has a share-buyback policy It maintains a consistent dividend while cyclical earnings peak It is actively reinvesting its earnings The company is experiencing declining earnings Question 10 Warising price of oil drives up inflation in Canada, which of the following scenarios is most likely to follow? Cinterest rates will decline to slow inflation and price earnings ratios will fall Interest rates will decline to slow ination and price earnings ratios will rise Interest rates will rise to slow inflation and price warnings ratios will fall Interest rates will rise to slow inflation and price earnings ratios will rise