Flotation Costs

question 54

Multiple Choice

Flotation costs

• A) include the fees paid to the investment bankers, lawyers, and accountants involved in selling a new security issue.
• B) encourage firms to pay large dividends.
• C) are encountered whenever a firm fails to pay a dividend.
• D) are incurred when investors fail to cash their dividend check.

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