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Lerok [7]
3 years ago
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Which of the following would be most likely to lead to a decrease in a firm's dividend payout ratio?

Business
1 answer:
Readme [11.4K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer: c. . Its research and development efforts pay off, and it now has more high-return investment opportunities

Explanation:

The dividend payout ratio is simply defined as the part of net income that a company or an organization pays to the stockholders of the company in dividends:

The option that can likely to lead to a decrease in a firm's dividend payout ratio is its research and development efforts pay off, and it now has more high-return investment opportunities.

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Explanation:

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Growth rate is 8%

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