The Board of Directors announces the amount and date of the next dividend on the . . . . . . . . date; while the . . . . . . . . date is the first date on which the purchaser of a stock is no longer entitled to the recently declared dividend.

A. Operating ratio B. Sales turnover ratio C. Current ratio D. Acid test ratio

A. Net present value method B. Internal rate of return method C. Profitablity index method D. None of the above

A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1

A. All financing by retained earnings only B. No change in the key variables such as EPS and DPS C. The firm has finite life D. All earnings are either distributed as dividends or invested internally immediately