Dividends per share measures a. the extent to which earnings are being distributed to preferred shareholders. b. the extent to which earnings are being reinvested in the company. c. the extent to which earnings are being distributed to common shareholders. d. how high the company's earnings per share are.

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19 March, 22:12

Dividends per share measures a. the extent to which earnings are being distributed to preferred shareholders. b. the extent to which earnings are being reinvested in the company. c. the extent to which earnings are being distributed to common shareholders. d. how high the company's earnings per share are.

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Memphis Dickson · Answer 1

c. the extent to which earnings are being distributed to common shareholders

Explanation:

The dividends per share is the extent to which earnings are being distributed to common shareholders. it refers to the full amount of dividends to every individual share outstanding of a company.

Here is how it is measured:

we divide the total number of dividends paid by the company over a time period by the number of shares outstanding.