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A dividend is a portion of the companies profits paid to it's Stockholders.
You may vote for members of board of directors & you receive a share of profits if the company does well
A business' objective is to make money. They are in business to make money for their stockholders. They sell products and services to maximize their profits.
To make more profits for themselves.
greater then economic profits,as accounting profits do not include implicit costs
Profits paid to stockholders are called dividends.
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Preferred stockholders have a greater claim on the assets and profits of a company compared to common stockholders. If a company is liquidated, preferred stockholders have to be paid first before the common stockholders.
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The portion corporate profits paid out of stockholders is A dividend is quarterly payment to stockholders of record, as a return on investment. Dividends may be in cash, stock, or property, and are declared from operating surplus. If there is no surplus, the payment is considered a return on capital. Dividend payments are, in effect, taxed twice-once when corporate profits are taxed and again when the dividend is received by a taxpaying stockholder. The corporate profits paid out to stockholders is called dividends.
A dividend is a portion of the companies profits paid to it's Stockholders.
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