Retained earnings are

A. profits not given out to stockholders.
B. the funds used to pay corporate taxes.
C. the funds held back to pay out dividends.
D. the reason there is double taxation.


Answer: A

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In a perfectly competitive labor market, if any one firm decreases the amount of labor it employs, the most likely result will be that the

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