An Alternate Way to Pay Investors Is When the Firm

question 90

Multiple Choice

An alternate way to pay investors is when the firm uses cash to buy shares of its own outstanding stock, also known as ________.

• A) dividend investment
• B) retained earnings
• C) initial public offering
• D) share repurchases

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Definitions:

Caribbean Region

A geographical area comprising the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including the West Indies), and the surrounding coasts located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland.

Caribbean Plate

A mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the north coast of South America.

Transform Fault

A type of fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, often associated with earthquakes.

Subduction Zone

A geological region where one tectonic plate slides underneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.