In Theory, Firms Should Only Pay Dividends If the Company

question 12

True/False

In theory, firms should only pay dividends if the company has excess cash not needed for expansion, capital expenditures, or repayment of debt.

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Definitions:

Plant Asset

Long-term tangible assets that are used in the operations of a business and are not intended for sale.

Book Value

The value of an asset as recorded on a company's balance sheet, calculated as the cost of an asset minus accumulated depreciation.

Double Declining-balance

An accelerated method of depreciation where an asset's book value is reduced at double the rate of its straight-line depreciation.

Accelerated Depreciation

A method of depreciation used for accounting or income tax purposes that allows higher deductions in the earlier years of the useful life of an asset.