If a management team wishes to boost the company's stock price, then it should consi

paying off all long$-$term debt as rapidly as possible, keeping the company's dividenc payout ratio between $25\%$ and $50\%,$ spending additional money on corporate citizenship and social responsibility, and maintaining a credit rating that is no less th B$+$

increasing its effort to boost its market share of branded footwear in all geographic regions, spending additional money on corporate citizenship and social responsibilit and keeping the company's image rating above $75.$

increasing the company's retained earnings each year, keeping the company's credi rating at A $($or above$),$ spending amounts on corporate citizenship and social responsibility that are below the industry average, and issuing sufficient shares of common stock to raise the funds to pay off all long$-$term debt within $2$ years.

pursuing actions to increase earnings per share each year that meet or beat investor expectations, raising the company's dividend each year $($by at least $$0\mathrm{.}10$ and preferably $$0\mathrm{.}25$ or more for the increase to have much impact on the stock price$),$ ar repurchasing shares of common stock.

boosting the company's dividend by $$0\mathrm{.}50$ or more every year, increasing the company's retained earnings, and paying off all long$-$term debt as rapidly as possible order to achieve an A$+$ credit rating.