If The Wall Street Journal lists a stock's dividend as $1, then it is most likely the case that the stock:
A) pays $1 per share per quarter.
B) paid $.25 per share per quarter for the past year.
C) paid $1 during the past quarter, with no future dividends forecast.
D)is expected to pay an annual dividend of $1 per share next year.

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When The Wall Street Journal lists a stock's dividend as $1, it typically means the total dividend paid per share over the past year, not per quarter. Therefore, if a stock paid $.25 per share per quarter, it would total $1 for the year.

If the Wall Street Journal Lists a Stock's Dividend as $1