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question 71

Multiple Choice

Last year, Toluca Engineering paid a $0.25 dividend per share each quarter. If Toluca announces both a 5% stock dividend and an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.27, what is the effective rate of the dividend increase?

• A) 13.0%
• B) 8.0%
• C) 11.2%
• D) 13.4%

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Direct Materials Cost

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