Answer:
1. If a firm increases its dividend payout rate the: firm will have less cash available for new investment. True
2. Stock price will likely fall by the same percentage. False
3. Retention ratio will rise at the same rate. False
Explanation:
1. If a firm increases its dividend payout rate the: firm will have less cash available for new investment. This assertion is true because the company would be paying out a larger portion of earnings as dividends, hence the balance portion for new investment will be lower as a result.
2. Stock price will likely fall by the same percentage. This assertion is most unlikely because normally, if a particular stock is paying higher dividends investors will have high expectation and be willing to pay a higher price to buy a stock that pays high dividends
3. Retention ratio will rise at the same rate. This conclusion is also incorrect because pay out ratio and retention ratio have an inverse relationship. If more dividend is paid out, then less money is retained.
Answer:
At least during the last couple of decades, service firms tend to generate sustained growth while manufacturing firms do not.
Explanation:
The last president that recorded a steady manufacturing growth rate was Bill Clinton.
Service firms are growing steadily and probably will continue to do it. While manufacturing firms have been slowing down, their growth rate (if any) is not very large during the past few years and that tendency has increased with the new trade barriers imposed by our government during the last couple of years.
Another thing that helps the growth of service firms is that when manufacturing firms or agricultural firms grow, they need more services, so service firms will grow even more.
E and b not really sure but it’s my best guess
Answer:
insurance is important in that it helps you indemnity the losses occured after the risk occurrence
Explanation:
insurance ensures that you are covered from all period and hazards
Market because it promotes competition which in return lowers prices and increases quality
