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What happens to earnings in a cooperative?
Responses
They are shared with member owners.
They are shared with member owners.
They are used to pay middlemen for services.
They are used to pay middlemen for services.
They are shared with customers through dividends.
They are shared with customers through dividends.
They are used to buy more stock for members.
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Correct answer: They are shared with member-owners.
Explanation: A cooperative’s surplus (earnings) is returned to its members as patronage refunds or dividends in proportion to their use of the co-op, or it may be retained as reserves to improve the business. It is not paid to middlemen, and it isn’t generally used to “buy more stock for members.” (Note: in a consumer co‑op the customers are often the members, so patronage refunds may appear as dividends to customers who are members.)
Explanation: A cooperative’s surplus (earnings) is returned to its members as patronage refunds or dividends in proportion to their use of the co-op, or it may be retained as reserves to improve the business. It is not paid to middlemen, and it isn’t generally used to “buy more stock for members.” (Note: in a consumer co‑op the customers are often the members, so patronage refunds may appear as dividends to customers who are members.)
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