_____ Are the Most Common Type of Intermediary for Services

question 18

Multiple Choice

_____ are the most common type of intermediary for services.

• A) Agents and brokers
• B) Vertical outlets
• C) Franchises
• D) Electronic channels
• E) Retailer cooperatives

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Definitions:

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members, reflecting the earnings the company has made and decided to distribute.

Constant Growth DDM

A dividend discount model that assumes dividends will continue to increase at a constant growth rate indefinitely, used to evaluate the price of a stock.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, usually with fixed dividends and without voting rights.

Plowing Back

The reinvestment of earnings by a company back into its own operation or projects, also known as retained earnings.