Task: Property Constraint Reasoning (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

The property 'has distribution method' applies to instances of 'dividend', and 'preferred dividend' is a subclass of 'dividend'. Which class can appear as the value of 'has distribution method' for instances of 'preferred dividend'?

A. auction rate dividend
B. fixed rate dividend
C. dividend distribution method
D. share payment status

Answer: dividend distribution method