spoo262005
spoo262005
06.05.2020 • 
Business

Purple Sage Producers Inc. is an oil drilling company. The company paid a dividend of $1.75 last year, and, in the past, its dividend has increased steadily by about 4% a year. Purple Sage just announced that its dividend will increase to $2.50 this year, and its share price rose from $30 per share to $33 per share immediately after the announcement.
Which of the following best explains why Purple Sage's stock price increased as it did?

a.The signaling hypothesis
b.Dividend irrelevance theory
c.The clientele effect

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