Solution 14:
Earning per share increases when dividend declared on positive investment owned by a firm.
Hence 2nd option is correct.
Solution 15:
Chief executives react very positively to current goodwill accounting because "Goodwill is no longer amortized so income is greater than prior accounting requirements"
Hence last option is correct,
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