< Previous Question 17 Next > Managerial efforts to boost a company's stock price should entail such actions as Copyright by Glo-Bus Software, Inc. Copying, distributing, or 3rd party website posting isexpressly prohibited and constitutes copyright violation. avoiding all use of bank loans, keeping the company's dividend payout ratio between 25% and 50%, spending additional money on corporate citizenship and social responsibility, and maintaining a credit rating that is no less than B+. spending amounts on corporate citizenship and social responsibility that are above the industry average, maintaining a dividend payout ratio between 25% and 50%, and maintaining an interest coverage ratio of 7.5 or higher. increasing the company's dividends each year by $0.25 or more and issuing additional shares of common stock to fund capital requirements and negative year-end cash balances. raising the company's dividend each year by $.25 per share or more, repurchasing shares of common stock, and striving to achieve a high percentage of the five investor-expected performance targets (particularly the EPS target) over the years your management team is in charge of company operations. charging a price for branded footwear that is below the industry average in all geographic regions, spending amounts on corporate citizenship and social responsibility that are below the industry average, keeping the company's image rating above 70, paying a dividend each year that equals 50% of projected EPS, and periodically repurchasing shares of common stock