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Every company with ROE exceeding its cost of equity will be worth even more if management were to pay out a larger fraction of the company's earnings as dividends to shareholders.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

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Every company with ROE exceeding its cost of equity will be worth even more if management were to pay out a larger fraction of the company's earnings as dividends to shareholders.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

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False.

The statement is not necessarily true. The value of a company is not solely determined by its Return on Equity (ROE) exceeding its cost of equity. While it is true that a high ROE can indicate a company's ability to generate profits, it does not automatically mean that paying out more dividends will increase the company's value.

Here's why:

  1. Dividends are paid out of a company's earnings. If a company decides to pay out more dividends, it means that it will have less

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