Marketable Securities That Are Managed and Held Until the Due

question 75

Multiple Choice

Marketable securities that are managed and held until the due date of the securities are:

• A) trading securities.
• B) available-for sale securities.
• C) held-to-maturity securities.
• D) trading and held-to-maturity securities.
• E) trading securities and available-for sale securities

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Definitions:

Efficient Scale

The level of production at which a firm can produce its product at the lowest average cost per unit.

Economies of Scale

Economies of scale describe the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the cost per unit of output decreases with increasing scale.

Specialization of Labor

An economic strategy where individuals or groups focus on producing a limited range of goods or services to increase efficiency and output.