Which of the Following Statements About Dividend Policies Is CORRECT

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about dividend policies is CORRECT?

• A) Miller and Modigliani argued that investors prefer dividends to capital gains because dividends are more certain than capital gains.They call this the "bird-in-the-hand" effect.
• B) One reason that companies tend to favor distributing excess cash as dividends rather than by repurchasing stock is that dividends are normally taxed at a lower rate than gains on repurchased stock.
• C) One advantage of dividend reinvestment plans is that they allow shareholders to delay paying taxes on the dividends that they choose to reinvest.
• D) One key advantage of the residual dividend model is that it enables a company to follow a stable dividend policy.
• E) The clientele effect suggests that companies should follow a stable dividend policy.

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