Firms Use Reverse Splits Because They

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Multiple Choice

Firms use reverse splits because they:

• A) Decide to divide the company's stock into a fewer number of outstanding shares.
• B) Want to change directions in product development
• C) Are reversing complex derivative security contracts
• D) Decide to increase the number of outstanding shares.
• E) Believe the stock price is too high.

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Definitions:

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Microorganisms capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen into forms usable by plants.

Rhizobium

A genus of bacteria that forms symbiotic relationships with legumes, fixing nitrogen from the air into a form the plant can absorb and use.

Mutualism

A symbiotic interaction between two different species where each benefits from the relationship.

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The variety of species found in a specific ecological community, landscape, or region.