Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 5CRCT
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To discuss: The dividend policy becomes irrelevant in the area, where an increase in dividend increases the share price.

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Dividend policy is the framework, which guides the management to take decisions on the distribution of earnings to the shareholders of the company.

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