A Legal Constraint That Dividends Must Be Paid Out of a Firm's

question 49

Multiple Choice

A legal constraint that dividends must be paid out of a firm's present and past net earnings is known as the ____ restriction.

• A) net earnings
• B) net operating earnings
• C) initial investment
• D) earned capital

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