Research by anthropologists Margaret Mead and Peggy Reeves Sanday has shown that. a. biology is the most important factor in determining the social roles of males and females. b. cultural conditioning is the most important factor in determining the social roles of males and females. c. biology and cultural conditioning have an equal impact in determining the social roles of males and females.
cash dividend. A dividend paid in cash (that is, by check) to holders of a firm's stock. Although the amount is usually based on profitability, it may temporarily exceed net income. Certain legal and contractual restrictions may limit a firm's ability to pay cash dividends.
A common stock dividend is the dividend paid to common stock owners from the profits of the company. Like other dividends, the payout is in the form of cash or other like stock. The law may regulate the size of the common stock dividend particularly when the payout is a cash distribution tantamount to a liquidation. Such cash dividends may serve the intent of defrauding creditors.