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1. Assume that a given individual investor is making investments that are not a part of any tax-advantaged retirement account. From a tax standpoint, this individual investor: A. Is better off receiving returns on stock in the form of price appreciation; B. Is better off receiving returns on stock in the form of dividends; C. Is equally well off receiving returns on stock in the form of either price appreciation or dividends. 2. Each of the following is considered a use of cash except: A. B. C. D. E. Repurchase or retirement of stock Depreciation and other noncash charges Dividends paid A decrease in any liability An increase in any asset 3. This interest rate index, which appears to be in the process of being phased out, is currently used as a base rate for most adjustable-rate mortgages in the United States: A B. C. D. E. The federal funds rate The discount rate The prime rate LIBOR SOFR