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Commerce · Q158

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 158

Q158

Preference shares are those which carry preferential right in respect of _________.

A.
dividends
B.
repayment of capital
C.
both dividend and repayment of capital
Answer
D.
right to vote on all important motions in AGM

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Preference shares are those which carry preferential right in respect of both dividend and repayment of capital. Preference shares, more commonly referred to as preferred stock, are shares of a company's stock with dividends that are paid out to shareholders before common stock dividends are issued.