#the managing directors of three profitable listed companies discussed their company''''s dividend policies.
company A has deliberately paid no dividends for the past five years.
company b always pays dividends of 50% of earnings after taxation.
company c maintains a low but constant dividend per share ( after adjusting for the general price index), and offers regular script issues and shareholder concessions.
required: discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative dividend policies of the three, and the circumstances under which each managing director might be correct in his belief that his companies dividend policy is maximising shareholder''''s wealth. state clearly any assumptions you make