Question

select the correct choice that completes the sentence
a company may pay out money to its shareholders due to earning profit. this is reported as so much money per share or as a percentage of the current share price
options: share, profit, dividend, stock

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the options:

• "share" refers to a unit of ownership, not the payout to shareholders.
• "profit" is the earnings of the company, not the distribution to shareholders.
• "dividend" is the money a company pays to its shareholders from profits, and it's reported per share or as a percentage of share price.
• "stock" is the ownership certificate, not the payout.

So the correct term is "dividend".

Answer:

C. dividend