(I)A Share of Common Stock in a Firm Represents an Ownership

question 60

Multiple Choice

(I) A share of common stock in a firm represents an ownership interest in that firm.
(II) A share of preferred stock is as much like a bond as it is like common stock.

• A) (I) is true, (II) false.
• B) (I) is false, (II) true.
• C) Both are true.
• D) Both are false.

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