The Amount of Annual Cash Dividends Distributed to Common Shareholders

question 144

Multiple Choice

The amount of annual cash dividends distributed to common shareholders relative to the common stock's market value is the:

• A)Dividend payout ratio.
• B)Dividend yield.
• C)Price-earnings ratio.
• D)Current yield.
• E)Earnings per share.

---

Definitions:

Tactical Management

Short-term focused strategies and operational decisions aimed at addressing immediate challenges and exploiting short-lived opportunities.

Operational Management

The area of management concerned with designing, overseeing, and improving production and business operations in the creation of goods or services.

Public Relations

The strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.

Static Websites

Websites that have fixed content and display the same information to every visitor, typically coded in HTML without interactive features.