What Is a Stock's Book Value

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Multiple Choice

What is a stock's book value?

• A) the current price of a share of stock in the stock market
• B) the average price of one share of stock over the past year
• C) the face value of a share of stock, set by the issuing company's board of directors
• D) the value of a common stock expressed as total stockholders' equity divided by the total number of shares of stock issued
• E) the value of a preferred stock as expressed by the number of stock shares issued by the board of directors

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