For a Contract for the Sale of Goods to Be

question 23

Multiple Choice

For a contract for the sale of goods to be considered a present sale, the

• A) goods must be considered future goods.
• B) goods must be physically in existence and identifiable.
• C) goods must be specially ordered.
• D) sale must take place at the merchant's place of business.

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Definitions:

Arbitrage Opportunities

Situations where a financial instrument, or a combination of financial instruments, can be bought and sold simultaneously in different markets to profit from price discrepancies.

Risk-Free Rate

The return on investment with no risk of financial loss, often represented by the yield on government securities.

Nonsystematic Standard Deviation

A measure of variance in a portfolio's total returns attributable to factors specific to individual securities, as opposed to the market.