With no growth and surplus cash not needed, management should?
APay surplus back to owners
BHold it as an idle reserve
CIssue fresh equity shares
DBuy unrelated businesses
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pay surplus back to owners
Cash with no value-adding use belongs to the owners, so it should be paid back to them.
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