A Firm Has Had the Following Earnings History Over the Last

question 5

Multiple Choice

A firm has had the following earnings history over the last five years: If the firm's dividend policy was based on a constant payout ratio of 50 percent for all of the years with earnings over $1.50 per share and a zero payout otherwise, the annual dividends for 2012 and 2015 were ________.

• A) $0.50 and $1.25, respectively
• B) $0 and $2.00, respectively
• C) $0 and $1.25, respectively
• D) $0 and $0.88, respectively

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