mkhanna wrote:Q) Despite recent increase in sales and cash flow that have propelled automotive companies' common stocks to new highs, several industry analysts expect automakers, in order to save money, to set dividends more conservatively than they were.

A)to set dividends more conservatively than they were

they is ambigous - can refer to dividends or automakers

B)to set dividends more conservatively than they have been

they is ambigous - can refer to dividends or automakers

C) to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends

correct

D) that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends

were is wrong tense. It must be have been

E) that they will be more conservative than they have been to set dividends

to set dividends must be in setting dividends