The Dividend Yield Is Calculated by

question 263

Multiple Choice

The dividend yield is calculated by

• A)Dividing cash dividends per share by earnings per share
• B)Dividing earnings per share by cash dividends per share
• C)Dividing cash dividends per share by the market price per share
• D)Dividing the market price per share by cash dividends per share
• E)Dividing cash dividends by retained earnings

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Definitions:

Machine-Hours

The total hours that a machine is operational, used as a measure for allocating manufacturing overhead costs.

Plantwide Predetermined

A method that assigns overhead costs to products based on a single predetermined overhead rate for the entire factory or plant.

Manufacturing Overhead

Refers to all the indirect costs associated with the production process, excluding direct materials and direct labor costs.

Machine-Hours

A unit of measure reflecting the amount of time a machine is operated.