Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The general partners work for and run the venture capital firm; they are called venture capitalists.
• B) An important consideration for investors in private companies is their exit strategy-how they will eventually realize the return from their investment.
• C) When a company founder decides to sell equity to outside investors for the first time, it is common practice for private companies to issue common stock rather than preferred stock to raise capital.
• D) Institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and foundations manage large quantities of money.

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Liters

A metric unit of volume equal to one cubic decimeter or 1000 cubic centimeters.

Mole

A unit of measurement in chemistry that quantifies the amount of a substance, specifically 6.022 x 10^23 particles of that substance.

CaCO3

Calcium carbonate, a chemical compound found in rocks as the minerals calcite and aragonite, and is the main component of pearls, as well as marine organisms' shells.

CO2

Carbon Dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.