The gas provider Centrica has seen its half-year profits fall by 20% to £992 million. Despite this it has decided to increase its dividend to shareholders to 3.9p per share. The rise in energy prices released before the announcement of Centrica's profits was designed, said the company, to restore "reasonable profitability". The chief executive, Sam Laidlaw, said, "We produced a good set of results in tough market conditions... we will continue to concentrate on improving customer service in British Gas..." This is an interesting statement given the record rise in prices to households. The announcement of profits which are not far off one billion pounds, a day after the announcement of the rise in price and the increase in dividend to shareholders, is likely to provoke angry reaction. Many will question the extent of the market power that Centrica possesses. There will also be those that will question what the phrase 'reasonable profitability' means in the context of profits of nearly one billion pounds.

Question: 1) Announcing large profits, soon after announcing price rises, is likely to provoke angry reaction.

Question: 2) Companies increase shareholder dividends when profits fall.

Question: 3) One way companies can restore profitability is to increase prices.

If a carrier wave of 1000 kHz is used to carry the signal, the length of transmitting antenna will be equal to _____ ?

Quality of transmission depends upon

Pointing towards a photograph kiran said to chotu, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle " How is the kiran related to chotu's father  ?

Pointing towards a photograph kiran said to chotu, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle " How is the kiran related to chotu's father  ?

I, J , K and L are all distinct individual. I is the daughter of J. J is the son of K and 'K' is the father of L. If B is the son of J and B has one brother, 'D'. Then which of the following statements is/ are true ?

I. I is the sister of D.

II. D and B are brother.

III. K is the grand father of D.

Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals  ?

A source program is the program written in which level language  ?