Respuesta :
The total dollar return is the sum of dividends and capital gains and losses.
What is a dividend?
A dividend is the returns paid investors, who have stake in a firm or an organization. It is normally paid to shareholders, who own shares in a company at the end of financial period.
In other words,
- Dividends refer to share of profits from a portion of company's earnings which is paid to a class of its shareholders.
- It can be issued in different forms, such as cash payment, stocks or any other form.
- An organization’s dividend is decided by its board of directors and the shareholders’ approval is required.
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Please see complete question below.
The total dollar return is the sum of dividends and __________.
a) capital gains or losses
b) overall market fluctuations
c) percentage returns
d) government payouts