Which of the Following Statements Concerning Common Stock and the Investment

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning common stock and the investment banking process is INCORRECT?

• A) The preemptive right gives each existing common stockholder the right to purchase his or her proportionate share of a new stock issue.
• B) If a firm sells 1,000,000 new shares of Class B stock, the transaction occurs in the primary market.
• C) Listing a large firm's stock is often considered to be beneficial to stockholders because the increases in liquidity and reputation probably outweigh the additional costs to the firm.
• D) Stockholders have the right to elect the firm's directors, who in turn select the officers who manage the business. If stockholders are dissatisfied with management's performance, an outside group may ask the stockholders to vote for it in an effort to take control of the business. This action is called a tender offer.

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Definitions:

Marginal-Cost Curve

A graphical representation depicting how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good varies as the quantity produced changes.

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A curve that shows the average total cost of production at different levels of output, typically U-shaped due to economies and diseconomies of scale.

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the average total cost of producing a good changes as the quantity produced changes.

Average-Fixed-Cost

The fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced; it decreases as production increases.