You Use $3,000 of Your Own Money to Start a Dog-Sitting

question 153

Multiple Choice

You use $3,000 of your own money to start a dog-sitting service. During the first year you earn a 10% return on your investment. If the current interest rate on savings is 7%, you earn an economic profit of

• A) -$90.
• B) $90.
• C) $210.
• D) $300.

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Definitions:

SEC Rule 415

Known as "shelf registration," this SEC rule allows companies to register a new issue of securities without selling the entire issue at once.

Shelf Registration

A regulatory provision that allows an issuer to register a new issue of securities without selling the entire issue at once, facilitating future sales.

Initial Registration

The process through which a company files necessary documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its securities to be offered to the public for the first time.

Margin Call

A demand by a broker for an investor to deposit additional funds or securities to maintain the required minimum margin account balance.