Dividend paymentsin 2012 entergy paid a regular quarterly dividend of $.83 per share. a.match each of the following dates.(a1) january 27 (b1) record date(a2) february 6 (b2) payment date(a3) february 7 (b3) ex-dividend date(a4) february 9 (b4) last with-dividend date(a5) march 1 (b5) declaration date b. on one of these dates, the stock price fell by about $.83. which date? why? c. entergy’s stock price in february 2012 was $68. what was the dividend yield? d. entergy forecasted earnings per share of about $6 for 2012. what was the payout ratio? e. suppose that entergy paid a 10% stock dividend. what would happen to the stock price?

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.