Access over 20 million homework & study documents

40 Things Every Dividend Investor Should Know About Dividend Investing

Content type
User Generated
Type
Study Guide
Rating
Showing Page:
1/27
Harcourt, Inc. items and derived items copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc.
Chapter 15 - Page 1
(Difficulty: E = Easy, M = Medium, and T = Tough)
Multiple Choice: Conceptual
Easy:
Dividends versus capital gains Answer: d Diff: E
1
. Myron Gordon and John Lintner believe that the required return on equity
increases as the dividend payout ratio is decreased. Their argument is
based on the assumption that
a. Investors are indifferent between dividends and capital gains.
b. Investors require that the dividend yield and capital gains yield
equal a constant.
c. Capital gains are taxed at a higher rate than dividends.
d. Investors view dividends as being less risky than potential future
capital gains.
e. Investors value a dollar of expected capital gains more highly than a
dollar of expected dividends because of the lower tax rate on capital
gains.
Dividends, DRIPs, and repurchases Answer: d Diff: E N
2
. Which of the following statements is most correct?
a. In general, stock repurchases are taxed the same way as dividends.
b. One nice feature of dividend reinvestment plans is that they enable
investors to reduce the taxes paid on their dividends.
c. On average, companies send a negative signal to the marketplace when
they announce an increase in their dividend.
d. If a company is interested in issuing new equity capital, a new stock
dividend reinvestment plan probably makes more sense than an open
market dividend reinvestment plan.
e. Statements b and d are correct.
Dividend payout Answer: a Diff: E
3
. In the real world, we find that dividends
a. Usually exhibit greater stability than earnings.
b. Fluctuate more widely than earnings.
c. Tend to be a lower percentage of earnings for mature firms.
d. Are usually changed every year to reflect earnings changes.
e. Are usually set as a fixed percentage of earnings.
CHAPTER 15
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
DIVIDENDS AND REPURCHASES

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
2/27
Harcourt, Inc. items and derived items copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc.
Chapter 15 - Page 2
Dividend payout Answer: c Diff: E
4
. A decrease in a firms willingness to pay dividends is likely to result
from an increase in its
a. Earnings stability.
b. Access to capital markets.
c. Profitable investment opportunities.
d. Collection of accounts receivable.
e. Stock price.
Dividend theories Answer: e Diff: E N
5
. Which of the following statements best describes the theories of
investors’ preferences for dividends?
a. Modigliani and Miller argue that investors prefer dividends to
capital gains.
b. The bird-in-hand theory suggests that a company can reduce its cost
of equity capital by reducing its dividend payout ratio.
c. The tax preference theory suggests that a company can increase its
stock price by increasing its dividend payout ratio.
d. One key advantage of a residual dividend policy is that it enables a
company to follow a stable dividend policy.
e. The clientele effect suggests that companies should follow a stable
dividend policy.
Dividend theory and policy Answer: c Diff: E N
6
. Which of the following statements is most correct?
a. The bird-in-the-hand theory implies that a company can reduce its
WACC by reducing its dividend payout.
b. The bird-in-the-hand theory implies that a company can increase its
stock price by reducing its dividend payout.
c. One problem with following a residual dividend policy is that it can
lead to erratic dividend payouts that may prevent the firm from
establishing a reliable clientele of investors who prefer a
particular dividend policy.
d. Statements a and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.
Optimal dividend policy Answer: e Diff: E
7
. Which of the following would not have an influence on the optimal
dividend policy?
a. The possibility of accelerating or delaying investment projects.
b. A strong shareholders preference for current income versus capital
gains.
c. Bond indenture constraints.
d. The costs associated with selling new common stock.
e. All of the statements above can have an effect on dividend policy.

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
3/27

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
End of Preview - Want to read all 27 pages?
Access Now
Unformatted Attachment Preview
 (Difficulty: E = Easy, M = Medium, and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Dividends versus capital gains Answer: d Diff: E 1. Myron Gordon and John Lintner believe that the re­quired return on equity increases as the dividend payout ratio is decreased. Their argument is based on the assumption that a. Investors are indifferent between dividends and capital gains. b. Investors require that the dividend yield and capital gains yield equal a constant. c. Capital gains are taxed at a higher rate than dividends. d. Investors view dividends as being less risky than potential future capital gains. e. Investors value a dollar of expected capital gains more highly than a dollar of expected divi­dends because of the lower tax rate on capital gains. Dividends, DRIPs, and repurchases Answer: d Diff: E N 2. Which of the following statements is most correct? a. In general, stock repurchases are taxed the same way as dividends. b. One nice feature of dividend reinvestment plans is that they enable investors to reduce the taxes paid on their dividends. c. On average, companies send a negative signal to the marketplace when they announce an increase in their dividend. d. If a company is interested in issuing new equity capital, a new stock dividend reinvestment plan probably makes more sense than an open market dividend reinvestment plan. e. Statements b and d are correct. Dividend payout Answer: a Diff: E 3. In the real world, we find that dividends a. Usually ...
Purchase document to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Anonymous
Just what I was looking for! Super helpful.

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Similar Documents