A Relatively Simple View of Dividend Changes Is That an Announced

question 21

Multiple Choice

A relatively simple view of dividend changes is that an announced increase in divdends is a(n) _____ that management has increased its assessment of the firm's future earnings.

• A) signal
• B) measure
• C) index
• D) unbiased estimate

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Definitions:

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Developmental Psychologists

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