For a Company to Maintain a Fixed Payout Ratio into the Future

question 27

Multiple Choice

For a company to maintain a fixed payout ratio into the future, you must assume the dividend growth rate is

• A) less than the earnings per share growth rate.
• B) lower than the retention rate.
• C) higher than the retention rate.
• D) the same as the earnings per share growth rate.

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