1.Was the decision to start paying a cash dividend of $0.02 per share per quarter a good decision?Why or why not?2.Was the $3 per share special dividend desirable?Why or why not?3.What wereBill Gates’proceedsas part of the $3 persharespecial dividend? What did he do with those proceeds? Did the size of his proceeds cause investor backlash?Should companies consider thiswhen choosing to pay dividends or special dividends? Why or why not?4.What, if anything, should Microsoft have done with its $64 billion of cash and short-term investments?5.Analyze and describe Microsoft’s dividendpolicy as it existstoday. Do you agree with the firm’s dividendpolicy? Why or why not? What, if anything, should Microsoft do differently with its extra cash and why?

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credit history is used by lenders to determine whether you are a 'risky' person to give their money to.

having a short history provide very little data for the lenders. they wouldn't be able to determine your credit behavior from such a small samples. even if they are perfect.

having long credit history with few blemishes provide larger and more accurate data for the lenders to predict your credit behavior.