Which of the following is true of a dividend payout?
A) When a firm announces that it will increase its dividend, the share price usually decreases on that news.
B) Dividend payments send a positive signal to investors in the marketplace that management believes that the stock is overvalued.
C) When a firm pays out dividends the share price will fall.
D) Dividend payouts have no impact on the share price of a stock in an efficient market.
C
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A) quota sampling B) snowball sampling C) stratified sampling D) cluster sampling E) respondent sampling
If a producer does not have a new-product development process, it ultimately means that the firm
A. will survive on current products until going out of business. B. lacks financial resources. C. does not want to be profitable. D. is incapable of innovation. E. can survive on old products indefinitely.
A major weakness of a matrix organizational structure for project management occurs when:
A) The environment is dynamic. B) Resources are scarce and shared between functional responsibilities and the competing project. C) The number of human resource coordination meetings is considered. D) One considers the dual importance of project management and functional efficiency.
Richard has two investment opportunities. He can invest in The Sunglasses Company or The Umbrella Company
If he diversifies his investment by putting 50% of his money into each company, what is the expected return and standard deviation of his portfolio? State of the Economy Probability of the State Expected Return Sunglasses Company Expected Return Umbrella Company Sunny .50 25% 0% Rainy .50 0% 25% A) The expected return for the portfolio is 12.50% and the standard deviation 0.00%. B) The expected return for the portfolio is 25.00% and the standard deviation 0.00%. C) The expected return for the portfolio is 12.50% and the standard deviation 12.50%. D) The expected return for the portfolio is 25.00% and the standard deviation 25.00%.