Even If a Company Does Not Officially Follow a Fixed-Dividend

question 50

Multiple Choice

Even if a company does not officially follow a fixed-dividend policy, dividend payments are

• A) extremely difficult to predict.
• B) very volatile and subject to economic conditions.
• C) fairly stable from one time period to another.
• D) directly tied to a company's P/E ratio.

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