For Each of the Following Sentences, Select the Phrase or Group

question 19

Multiple Choice

For each of the following sentences, select the phrase or group of words that best completes the statement.
-Measure of a company's success in earning a return for the common stockholders.

• A)Debt-to-equity ratio
• B)Dividend payout ratio
• C)Dividend yield ratio
• D)Earnings per share
• E)Leverage
• F)Return on assets ratio
• G)Return on common equity ratio
• H)Stock repurchase payout

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Definitions:

Confabulating

The production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive.

Repressing

The psychological act of keeping distressing thoughts, memories, or feelings out of conscious awareness, often considered a defense mechanism.

Wishful Thinking

The formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality, or reality.

Psychogenic Amnesia

A type of amnesia caused by psychological factors rather than physical injury or disease, often resulting from traumatic events.