There are two schools of thought on this issue. In the first, you are custodian for an ongoing business and have a responsibility to return a healthy company to the owners at the end of your management contract.

In the second, end games occur in the real world all the time, and your ability to manage an end game to make your company look better to a variety of stakeholders is an important skill set worthy of practice.

Keep in mind, dividends in Capstone® that are set higher than the year's EPS will have no additional benefit to Stock Price.

Check with your instructor to see if End Gaming is permissible.