Which of the following are effective ways for managers to try to boost a company's stock price? Copyright by Glo Bus Swar, he. Copying, distributing or 3rd party website pouting inexpressly prohibited and consis copyright violation Cut the dividend to zero and issue additional shares of stock so as to increase the funds available for quickly paying off all long-term debt (ideally in no more than 2 years), then the company should avoid further use of long-term debt, strive to achieve and maintain a credit rating of Aor A+, and declare a dividend each year that equals projected EPS O Repurchase shares of common stock and aggressively pursue efforts to achieve annual increases in earnings per share that meet or beat investor expectations. o Spend amounts on corporate citizenship and social responsibility that are above the industry average, boost the company's dividend payout ratio to more than 100%, charge prices for branded footwear that are below the industry average in each geographic region, and issue sufficient shares of common stock to raise the funds to pay off all long-term debt within 2 years o Make every effort to achieve a branded market share in each geographic region that is at least equal to the industry average, keep the company's dividend payout ratio in the range of 50% and repurchase shares of common stock o Increase the company's dividend payments to shareholders each year, keep the company's credit rating at A (or above), strive to increase the company's retained earnings each year by a minimum of 5%, and not issue more than 5,000 shares of common stock in any one year