All of the Following Help Explain the Ascendancy of the Reagan

question 12

Multiple Choice

All of the following help explain the ascendancy of the Reagan coalition except

• A) white males became more Republican in their voting patterns.
• B) the Christian Right mobilized through the Republican Party.
• C) the vast majority of Latinos threw their support to Republican candidates.
• D) there was significant population growth in suburbs sympathetic to Republican ideas.
• E) there was significant population growth in Sun Belt areas sympathetic to Republican ideas.

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Retained Earnings

The portion of net earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt.

CAPM Approach

The Capital Asset Pricing Model, a formula used to determine the expected return of an investment based on its risk relative to the market.

Cost of Equity

The return a firm theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders, to compensate them for the risk they undertake by investing their capital.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits not distributed to shareholders as dividends but kept back to reinvest in the business.