After a Recession When the Economy Starts to Expand Again,firms

After a recession when the economy starts to expand again,firms tend to ________.

A) increase share repurchases faster than they increase dividends
B) increase dividends faster than they increase share repurchases
C) increase share repurchases and dividends at a similar rate
D) increase dividends and hold share repurchases constant until they are confident that the recovery will last for a few years