After a Recession When the Economy Starts to Expand Again,firms

question 40

Multiple Choice

After a recession when the economy starts to expand again,firms tend to ________.

• A)increase share repurchases faster than they increase dividends
• B)increase dividends faster than they increase share repurchases
• C)increase share repurchases and dividends at a similar rate
• D)increase dividends and hold share repurchases constant until they are confident that the recovery will last for a few years

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Definitions:

Deloitte

A multinational professional services network, one of the "Big Four" accounting organizations, known for providing audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk, and financial advisory services.

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