Carlton Containers has a dividend policy whereby the firm pays a constant annual dividend of $1.95 per share of common stock. The firm has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding. The company ???    - must always show a current liability of $19,500 ($1.95 x 1,000) for dividends payable.   - is obligated to pay $1.95 per share each year in perpetuity.    - must still declare each dividend before it becomes an actual company liability.   - will be declared in default if it does not pay at least $1.95 per share per year on a timely basis.   - has a liability that must be paid at a later date should the company miss paying an annual dividend payment.

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Carlton Containers has a dividend policy whereby the firm pays a constant annual dividend of $1.95 per share of common stock. The firm has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding. The company ???
  
- must always show a current liability of $19,500 ($1.95 x 1,000) for dividends payable.
 
- is obligated to pay $1.95 per share each year in perpetuity. 
 
- must still declare each dividend before it becomes an actual company liability.
 
- will be declared in default if it does not pay at least $1.95 per share per year on a timely basis.
 
- has a liability that must be paid at a later date should the company miss paying an annual dividend payment.
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