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Basic Question 0 of 11

The tax-preference theory of dividends would suggest that investors (assume capital gains tax rate is lower than dividend income tax rate)

A. prefer that firms pay dividends.
B. prefer that firms retain and reinvest earnings.
C. are indifferent between dividend payment and earnings retention.

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katybo tax-averse theory?
thebkr777 The answer give it to us...
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe types of information (signals) that dividend initiations, increases, decreases, and omissions may convey;

explain how agency costs may affect a company's payout policy;

CFA® 2026 Level II Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 16.