Figure 2-4 -In Figure 2-4, a Representation of the BCG Business Portfolio

question 116

Multiple Choice

Figure 2-4
-In Figure 2-4, a representation of the BCG business portfolio analysis, SBUs found in quadrant B would be called

• A) cash cows.
• B) stars.
• C) question marks.
• D) dogs.
• E) hedgehogs.

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Definitions:

Guaranteed Dividend

A dividend that is promised to be paid to shareholders of a company out of future earnings or profit.

Noncumulative Preferred Stock

Noncumulative preferred stock is a type of preferred stock where missed dividend payments are not required to be paid back to the shareholder.

Callable Preferred Stock

Callable preferred stock is a type of preferred share that gives the issuer the right to redeem the stock at a predetermined price after a specific date.

Cumulative Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock that has a feature where missed dividend payments accumulate and must be paid out before dividends can be issued to other stock types.