Retail Stores Are Often Classified on the Breadth and Depth

question 138

Multiple Choice

Retail stores are often classified on the breadth and depth of their merchandise assortment. The depth of the merchandise is the variety of choices for each specific product. Merchandise depth may be classified as ________ or ________.

• A) narrow; broad
• B) narrow; deep
• C) shallow; broad
• D) shallow; deep
• E) narrow; full

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Definitions:

Dividends

Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members, representing a portion of the corporate profits distributed.

Dividend-payout Ratio

The percentage of net income paid to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Share Price

The price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company, derivative, or other financial asset.

Plowback Ratio

Plowback Ratio, also known as the retention ratio, is the proportion of earnings that a company retains and reinvests in its operations, rather than distributing as dividends.