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Which of the following terms best describes a preset contractual portion of the profits?
dividends
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What terms best describes a preset contractual portion of the profits?
"Royalties" is the word you are looking for. Dividends can be preset portion of profits of a company, attached to certain kinds of shares (often called "preferred" or "preference"), but they are not contractual as they flow from the Letters Patent or Articles which created the company and not from a contract.
Which of the following describes a market economy?
(Apex Learning) Individuals own businesses, and they compete with one another for profits.
Which of the following best describes the role of government in a free enterprise system?
It allow individuals to operates their businesses in ways they think will maximize their profits.
Which of the following most accurately describes what banks do with their excess reserves?
Banks use excess reserves to make loans to customers so that they can make profits on the interest.
What is the term for the portion of a corporation's profits that are given to stockholders?
Dividends
What is a divedend?
A dividend is a portion of the companies profits paid to it's Stockholders.
Dividend Payments?
Corporations have shareholders that invest in their business and expect a portion of the business's profits in return. Dividend payments are part of the shareholders' returns for investing in a business. Corporations have a choice to either reinvest their profits in shares, or keep a portion of the profits and paying shareholders dividends.
What is the salary of a owner of a business?
Owners of a business generally do not get a salary, they get a portion of the profits.
What does a shareholder qet when a dividend is paid?
A shareholder gets a portion of the companies profits when a dividend is paid.
Which best describes a joint-stock company?
a company owned by investors who share the profits
What is the portion of the corporation profits paid to shareholders is referred to as?
The portion of a corporation's profits paid to shareholders is referred to as a dividend. Dividends are typically distributed on a per-share basis and can be paid in cash or additional shares of stock. Companies often distribute dividends as a way to share their profits with investors, reflecting their financial health and commitment to returning value to shareholders.
Read the following excerpt from The Philosophy of Manufactures written by Andrew Ure in 1835. What best describes the historical context of the excerpt?
Industrialization led to a manufacturing based econony and business owners were looking to maximize their profits
