Article Summary Despite a Shaky Start, Online Used Car Seller Carvana Sold

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Article Summary
Despite a shaky start, online used car seller Carvana sold all 15 million stock shares in its IPO and raised about $225 million. Initially priced at $15 per share, the stock closed at $11.10 per share at the end of the first trading day. The Phoenix-based company, known for its automated car vending machines, offers free next-day delivery to residents in 24 markets across the United States. Carvana, founded in 2012, has seen large revenue growth but has never reported a profit., losing about $93 million in 2016. The company also said in its S-1 IPO filing that it expects losses to continue in the near future.
Source: Kirsten Korosec, "Used Car Vending Machine IPO Sputters In First Day of Trading," Fortune, April 28, 2017.
-When Carvana sold stock to the public in its IPO, it did so through the New York Stock Exchange.This is an example of Carvana using ________ to raise funds.

• A)indirect finance
• B)direct finance
• C)bonds
• D)corporate governance

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Definitions:

Postconventional Level

A stage of moral development in which individuals make choices based on ethical principles.

Moral Development

The procedure by which individuals learn to adopt correct mannerisms and conduct towards fellow community members, guided by the norms, regulations, and legal frameworks of society and culture.

Moral Autonomy

The capability of individuals to make moral decisions guided by their principles and values, rather than external pressures.

Conventional Stage

A phase in Kohlberg's theory of moral development where individuals' reasoning is based on conforming to social rules and norms.