Shares and Dividends Quiz

What was the dividend declared for the year for ordinary shares in the example?

• $0.50 per share

• $2.00 per share

• $1.00 per share

• $0.25 per share

How much dividend would you receive if you own 1,000 ordinary shares purchased for $2,000?

• $500

• $1,000

• $2,000

• $250

What was the fixed dividend rate for preference shares in the example?

• $2 per share

• $0.50 per share

• $1 per share

• $2.50 per share

How much dividend would you receive if you own 1,000 preference shares?

• $2,000

• $500

• $1,000

• $250

What is the remaining income after preference dividends if the initial income is $1,500,000 and the preference dividend is $200,000?

• $1,300,000

• $1,200,000

• $1,000,000

• $1,400,000

What is the dividend per ordinary share?

• $1.30

• $2.00

• $1.50

• $1.00

What are retained earnings?

• Cumulative amount of net income retained by a company

• Total revenue of a company

• Dividends paid out to shareholders

• Gross profit of a company

How much were the dividends paid out by YGP LTD in Year 1?

• $300,000

• $200,000

• $400,000

• $500,000

What were the retained earnings for YGP LTD at the end of Year 1?

• $1,200,000

• $1,500,000

• $1,000,000

• $1,300,000

If ABC Corp has a net income of $2,000,000 in Year 2 and pays dividends of $400,000, what are the retained earnings for Year 2?

• $2,800,000

• $2,600,000

• $2,400,000

• $2,200,000