The Board of Directors of Wilson Sporting Equipment Met This

question 42

Multiple Choice

The board of directors of Wilson Sporting Equipment met this afternoon and passed a resolution to pay a cash dividend of $0.42 a share next month.In relation to this dividend,today is referred to as which one of the following dates?

• A)decision date
• B)date-of-record
• C)declaration date
• D)payment date
• E)ex-dividend date

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