Stocks and Bonds Are Similar in the Sense That

question 27

Multiple Choice

Stocks and bonds are similar in the sense that

• A)both are sold initially in primary markets and then traded in secondary markets
• B)both are means of providing firms with the means of financing capital expenditures
• C)their prices are both perceived as signals of a firm's performance by management
• D)their values can both be calculated by discounting future payments to obtain a present value
• E)all of the above

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