Before a Company Can Sell Shares to the Public in the United

question 16

Multiple Choice

Before a company can sell shares to the public in the United States,it must ________.

• A) generate a profit of $1 billion
• B) have a turnover of $1 billion
• C) register with the SEC
• D) have fifty or more shareholders
• E) have a hundred or more shareholders

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Definitions:

Straight-Line Depreciation

An approach to apportion the price of a tangible property over its effective life in consistent annual installments.

Machinery

Machinery refers to machines or machine systems collectively, which are used in various industries for manufacturing or other operations.

Calendar Year

The one-year period that begins on January 1st and ends on December 31st, used in most accounting and financial calculations.

Straight-Line Method

A method of calculating the depreciation of an asset, which assumes the asset will depreciate by the same amount each year over its useful life.