Select the Letter of the Term Each Statement Best Describes

question 3

Multiple Choice

Select the letter of the term each statement best describes.
-An arbitrary amount stated on the face of the stock certificate that represents the legal capital of the firm.

• A)authorized shares
• B)issued shares
• C)outstanding shares
• D)par value
• E)additional paid-in capital
• F)retained earnings
• G)cumulative feature
• H)participating feature
• I)callable stock
• J)treasury stock
• K)retirement of stock
• L)dividend payout ratio
• M)stock dividend
• N)stock split
• O)market value per share
• P)convertible stock
• Q)book value per share

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Definitions:

Diminishing Returns

The principle that adding an additional factor of production results in smaller increases in output after a certain point.

Marginal Costs

The expense associated with the production of an extra unit of a product or service.

Marginal Returns

The additional output that is produced as a result of increasing one more unit of an input while holding other inputs constant.

Marginal Cost

The additional cost incurred from the production of one more unit of a product or service.