Which one of the following options is usually an appealing way to try to increase a company's ROE?

Repurchasing shares of common stock

Taking aggressive actions to boost the company's retained earnings

Increasing the company's annual dividend by $10\%$ or $$0\mathrm{.}25$ per share, whichever is higher

Not paying a dividend and using all available cash to pay down debt

Issuing additional shares of stock and using the proceeds to retire long$-$term debt and short$-$term loans