Which of the Following Is True

question 291

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Most stockholders own stock because they want to run the business.
• B) The shareholders of a large well-established firm can be reasonably sure that they will earn a real rate of return of about 7 percent in the future.
• C) Ownership of a corporate bond provides the bondholder with an ownership right to a fraction of the firm's future profits.
• D) Stock ownership makes it possible for investors to own a fractional share of a firm's future profits even if they do not participate in the operation of the firm.

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Definitions:

Final Electron Acceptor

The last compound to accept an electron in an electron transport chain, critical for the process of cellular respiration.

Anaerobic Conditions

Environments lacking in free oxygen, where organisms that do not require oxygen for growth thrive.

Lactate

An ion or ester of lactic acid that forms in muscles under anaerobic conditions and can be used as a source of energy.

Pyruvate

A key intermediate in several metabolic pathways, crucial for energy production through cellular respiration.