Which of the following is true about dividends?
A) Dividends are paid at the discretion of the shareholders.
B) Dividends cannot be used for corporate purposes.
C) Dividends are paid to shareholders who have sold their shares prior to the record
date.
D) Dividends once declared, cannot be revoked.
Bilkis Brans has 20,000 outstanding shares with four shareholders. Ester owns 9,000
shares, Mendez owns 4,000 shares, Judy owns 4,000 shares, and Aaron owns 3,000
shares. Assume that two directors of the corporation are to be elected from a potential
pool of five candidates. Ester is in favor of Candidates 1 and 5, Mendez is in favor of
Candidates 2 and 4, Judy is in favor of Candidates 4 and 3, and Aaron is in favor of
Candidates 2 and 3. If the voting is done by straight voting, which two candidates are
likely to win?
A) Candidate 1 and Candidate 5
B) Candidate 1 and Candidate 4
C) Candidate 2 and Candidate 3
D) Candidate 2 and Candidate 4