Which of the Following Is the Best Definition of a Stock

question 280

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of a stock exchange bid?

• A) Combinations of firms that have been joined by merger, consolidation, or acquisition.
• B) A public offer by one firm to directly buy the shares from another firm.
• C) The positive incremental net gain associated with the combination of two firms through a merger or acquisition.
• D) Agreement between firms to cooperate in pursuit of a joint goal.
• E) Corporate takeover bid communicated to the shareholders through a stock exchange.

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Definitions:

Buy Back

A financial transaction in which a company purchases its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the amount of outstanding stock.

Resell

The act of selling a product or service that one has purchased to another buyer, often to achieve a profit or dispose of unwanted goods.

Central Processing Units

The primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside a computer to execute instructions from both hardware and software.

Systems Competition

A form of competition that occurs not just between individual products or services, but between entire systems or platforms.