Tom and Harry are friends. Tom was injured in an accident and received a settlement. He is living off the invested amount from that​ settlement, since he is no longer able to work. Harry is saving money to buy a​ boat, something he has wanted all his life and is anxious to get as soon as he has saved enough to pay for it. Based only on transaction costs​ (not taxes or other​ factors), which of these two investors would fit into a clientele that prefers stocks with high dividend payout ratios over​ non-dividend-paying stocks?     A. We​ can’t say, since the concept of a clientele can be applied only to personal​ taxes, not to transaction costs.     B. ​Harry, saving for a​ boat, is more likely to be in the high dividend clientele.     C. Both are equally likely to fall into this clientele                               D. ​Tom, living off his​ settlement, is more likely to be in the high dividend clientele.

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Tom and Harry are friends. Tom was injured in an accident and received a settlement. He is living off the invested amount from that​ settlement, since he is no longer able to work. Harry is saving money to buy a​ boat, something he has wanted all his life and is anxious to get as soon as he has saved enough to pay for it. Based only on transaction costs​ (not taxes or other​ factors), which of these two investors would fit into a clientele that prefers stocks with high dividend payout ratios over​ non-dividend-paying stocks?
 
 
A.
We​ can’t say, since the concept of a clientele can be applied only to personal​ taxes, not to transaction costs.
 
 
B.
​Harry, saving for a​ boat, is more likely to be in the high dividend clientele.
 
 
C.
Both are equally likely to fall into this clientele                          
 
 
D.
​Tom, living off his​ settlement, is more likely to be in the high dividend clientele.
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