Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 76

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Managers are much less committed to dividend payments than to share repurchases.
• B)Share repurchases are a credible signal that the shares are underpriced,because if they are over-priced a share repurchase is costly for current shareholders.
• C)While an increase of a firm's dividend may signal management's optimism regarding its future cash flows,it might also signal a lack of investment opportunities.
• D)Managers will clearly be more likely to repurchase shares if they believe the stock to be under-valued.

Distinguish between the characteristics of continuous and discrete probability distributions.

Compute probabilities and values associated with the standard normal distribution.

Understand the effect of mean and standard deviation changes on the normal probability distribution.

Calculate probabilities involving binomial and uniform probability experiments.

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