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Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 11, Problem 15Q

Your company has been very profitable and expects continued financial success. Its stock price has reached a point where the company needs to make it more affordable. Would you recommend a stock dividend or a stock split? Why?

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Solution Summary: The author explains the difference between stock dividends and stock splits. The declaration of a dividend reduces retained earnings and signals that the expected future profits will be adequate to replenish this decrease.

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