Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) If a company has two classes of common stock,Class A and Class B,then the stocks may pay different dividends,but under all state charters the two classes must have the same voting rights.
• B) The preemptive right gives stockholders the right to approve or disapprove of a merger between their company and some other company.
• C) The preemptive right is a provision in the corporate charter that gives common stockholders the right to purchase (on a pro rata basis)new issues of the firm's common stock.
• D) The stock valuation model,P₀ = D₁/(r_s - g),cannot be used for firms that have negative growth rates.
• E) The stock valuation model,P₀ = D₁/(r_s - g),can be used only for firms whose growth rates exceed their required returns.

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