A Share Dividend

question 6

Multiple Choice

A share dividend:

• A) is a type of distribution.
• B) makes no difference in the assets of the corporation or in the shareholder's relative interest in the net worth of the corporation.
• C) is also known as a property dividend.
• D) All of these.

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