The Preference to Dividends That Preferred Shareholders Have Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

The preference to dividends that preferred shareholders have is

• A) the right to receive the appropriate dividend before common shareholders are paid any dividends when dividends are declared.
• B) the right to accumulate dividends that have not been declared.
• C) the right to share dividends equally with common shareholders when dividends are declared.
• D) the right to be paid a minimum dividend each year.

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