What Is NOT an Example of an Affirmative Defense

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is NOT an example of an affirmative defense?

• A)Pleading not guilty by reason of insanity
• B)Claiming the defendant acted in self-defense
• C)Claiming that the defendant had an alibi for the crime
• D)Arguing that police entrapped the defendant

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Definitions:

Plowback Ratio

The proportion of the firm’s earnings reinvested in the business (and therefore not paid out as dividends). The plowback ratio equals 1 minus the dividend payout ratio.

Expected Growth Rate

The anticipated rate at which an investment, economy, or other financial entity will grow over a certain period.

Rate of Return

The outcome in terms of profit or loss on an investment over a designated period, presented as a percentage of the investment’s first cost.

Dividend

A part of a company’s profits given out to its shareholders, usually as cash or more shares.