Last Year,Shadow Corporation's Dividend on Common Stock Was $9

question 62

Multiple Choice

Last year,Shadow Corporation's dividend on common stock was $9.90 per share and the dividend on preferred stock was $1.00 per share.The market price of common stock at the end of the year was $68.10 per share.The dividend yield ratio is closest to:

• A)0.15
• B)0.16
• C)0.91
• D)0.01

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Scale Economies Index

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Diseconomies of Scale

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