If the Initial Offer Price for New Securities Is Too

question 25

Multiple Choice

If the initial offer price for new securities is too high, the underwriters may
1) purchase the securities with their own funds
2) sell the securities at the offer price
3) let the price fall

• A)​1 and 2
• B)​1 and 3
• C)​2 and 3
• D)​1, 2, and 3

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Definitions:

Derived Demand

Demand for a good or service that arises from the demand for another good or service; for example, the demand for steel is derived from the demand for cars.

Capital

Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as funds held in deposit accounts and/or funds obtained from special financing sources.

Marginal Productivity Theory

An economic theory suggesting that the payment to each factor of production equals the added productivity that one additional unit of the factor brings to the product.

Income Distribution

How the total earnings are distributed among people or families within an economic system.