A dividend is a pro rata distribution of retained earnings. Explain what pro rata means?
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A dividend is a “pro rata” distribution of retained earnings. Explain what “pro rata” means?
DistributionThe word "distribution" has several meanings in the financial world, most of them pertaining to the payment of assets from a fund, account, or individual security to an investor or beneficiary. Retirement account distributions are among the most... Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Principles Of Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781118757147
1st Canadian Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Michael J. Atkins, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Valerie Ann Kinnear, Barbara Trenholm, Joan E. Barlow
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