1、CHAPTER15—DISTRIBUTIONSTOSHAREHOLDERS:DIVIDENDSANDREPURCHASES1. Theoptimaldistributionpolicystrikesthatbalancebetweencurrentdividendsandcapitalgainsthatmaximizesthefirm'sstockprice. a. True b. FalseANSWER: TruePOINTS: 1DIFFICULTY: Difficulty:EasyL
3、 Bloom’s:Knowledge2. Thedividendirrelevancetheory,proposedbyMillerandModigliani,saysthatprovidedafirmpaysatleastsomedividends,howmuchitpaysdoesnotaffecteitheritscostofcapitaloritsstockprice. a. True b. FalseANSWER: FalsePOINTS: 1DIFFICULTY: Diffic
7、inmostoftheirearnings,thenafirmthatwantstomaximizeitsstockpriceshouldsetalowpayoutratio. a. TrueCengageLearningTesting,PoweredbyCogneroPage 29CHAPTER15—DISTRIBUTIONSTOSHAREHOLDERS:DIVIDENDSANDREPURCHASES b. FalseANSWER: TruePOINTS: 1DIFFICULTY: Di