If a Company Increased Its Dividend Payments What Would Happen

question 16

Multiple Choice

If a company increased its dividend payments what would happen to the following ratios, all other things being equal? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Total Debt/Equity } & \text { Times Interest Earned } & \text { Financial Leverage Ratio } \\\hline \text { A) } & \text { Same } & \text { Same } & \text { Same } \\\hline \text { B) } & \text { Increase } & \text { Same } & \text { Decrease } \\\hline \text { C) } & \text { Same } & \text { Decrease } & \text { Decrease } \\\hline \text { D) } & \text { Increase } & \text { Same } & \text { Increase } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) Option A
• B) Option B
• C) Option C
• D) Option D

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