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Dividend paid to shareholders is, in accounting, what?
AA routine trading expense
BA deductible capital loss
CAn appropriation of profits
DA charge against profit
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An appropriation of profits
Dividend is paid out of profits that remain, so it is an appropriation of profits and not an expense.
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