The Early Years of E-Commerce Are Considered

question 65

Multiple Choice

The early years of e-commerce are considered:

• A) the most promising time in history for the successful implementation of first mover advantages.
• B) an economist's dream come true, where for a brief time, consumers had access to all relevant market information and transaction costs plummeted.
• C) a stunning technological success as the Internet and the Web increased from a few thousand to billions of e-commerce transactions per year.
• D) a dramatic business success as 85% of dot-coms formed since 1995 became flourishing businesses.

Explain the financial reasoning behind different corporate dividend actions and policies.

Understand the relationship between corporate financial decisions and shareholder wealth.

Compare and contrast different methods of distributing excess cash to shareholders.

Analyze the impact of tax laws on corporate dividend and repurchase decisions.

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