What Kinds of Organizations Engage in Marketing

question 211

Multiple Choice

What kinds of organizations engage in marketing?

• A)only those that can afford to advertise
• B)only very large and established for profit organizations
• C)only Fortune 500 companies
• D)every organization regardless of the kind
• E)only the organization that wants to make a profit

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Definitions:

Issued Shares

The total number of shares that a corporation has legally sold to investors, including those held by the public and the company's officers or insiders.

Outstanding Shares

Outstanding shares refer to the total number of shares of a corporation's stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares.

Cash Dividend

A payout of cash from a company's profits to its stockholders.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders.