Which Group of Americans Has Suffered the Most Blatant Forms

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which group of Americans has suffered the most blatant forms of discrimination?

• A) Disabled Americans
• B) Foreign-born Americans
• C) African Americans
• D) Homosexuals

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Definitions:

Earnings Retention Ratio

The earnings retention ratio, also known as the plowback ratio, measures the percentage of net earnings a company retains to reinvest in the business, as opposed to distributing to shareholders as dividends.

Plowback Ratio

A metric indicating the proportion of earnings retained by a company for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributed to shareholders as dividends.

Dividend Growth Rate

The annualized percentage rate of growth of a company's dividend payments, indicating how quickly the dividend payments have grown over a specific period.

Expected ROE

The anticipated return on equity, calculated based on expected future earnings divided by shareholders' equity.