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What happens to earnings in a cooperative?
They are used to pay middlemen for services.
They are shared with member owners.
They are used to buy more stock for members.
They are shared with customers through dividends.
They are used to pay middlemen for services.
They are shared with member owners.
They are used to buy more stock for members.
They are shared with customers through dividends.
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They are shared with member owners.
In a cooperative, any surplus (earnings) is typically returned to the member-owners in proportion to their use of the co-op (patronage refunds) or retained as reserves for the co-op.
In a cooperative, any surplus (earnings) is typically returned to the member-owners in proportion to their use of the co-op (patronage refunds) or retained as reserves for the co-op.
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