Dividend Payments Cannot Exceed the Balance Sheet Item "Retained Earnings

question 15

Multiple Choice

Dividend payments cannot exceed the balance sheet item "Retained earnings." This is known as the _____. 

• A)stock split rule
• B)free cash flow rule
• C)constant payout rule
• D)impairment of capital rule
• E)dividend irrelevance rule

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