A Firm Has Had the Following Earnings History Over the Last

question 93

Multiple Choice

A firm has had the following earnings history over the last five years: If the firm's dividend policy was to pay $0.25 per share each period,except that when earnings exceed $1.50 the firm pays an extra dividend equal to 50 percent of the earnings above $1.50,the annual dividends for 2016 and 2019 were ________.

• A)$0.25 and $1.25,respectively
• B)$0.25 and $0.75,respectively
• C)$0 and $0.25,respectively
• D)$0.25 and $0.25,respectively

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