Dividend Per Share Expressed as a % of Current Share

question 23

Multiple Choice

Dividend per share expressed as a % of current share price is known as:

• A) Dividend cover
• B) Price/earnings ratio
• C) Dividend yield
• D) Earnings per share

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Definitions:

Competitive Price-searcher Market

A market where firms set their own prices due to product differentiation and search costs but still face competition from other firms.

Competitive Price-searcher

A market condition where firms set their prices based on the search and competition among them, yet they have some control over their prices because their products are differentiated.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the additional cost incurred in the production of one more unit of a good or service.

Average Total Cost

The per unit cost of production, calculated by dividing the total costs (fixed and variable) by the total quantity of output produced.