The Dividend Policy That States Smoothing of the Dividend Stream

question 57

Multiple Choice

The dividend policy that states smoothing of the dividend stream in order to minimize the effect of company reversals is called the

• A) increasing-stream hypothesis of dividend policy.
• B) stable dividend policy.
• C) clientele effect policy.
• D) residual payout policy.

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