The Four Basic Sources of Long-Term Funds for a Firm

question 11

Multiple Choice

The four basic sources of long-term funds for a firm are ________.

• A) current liabilities, long-term debt, common stock, and preferred stock
• B) current liabilities, long-term debt, common stock, and retained earnings
• C) long-term debt, paid-in capital in excess of par, common stock, and retained earnings
• D) long-term debt, common stock, preferred stock, and retained earnings

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Definitions:

Stages

Distinct periods or phases in a process of development or series of events.

Nature Versus Nurture

A long-standing debate in psychology concerning the relative importance of genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) in determining human behavior and traits.

Multidimensional Theories

A class of theoretical models in which theorists consider development to be the result of the relationships among many causal components. They generally apply to all domains of development from the cognitive to the social and suggest that there are layers, or levels, of interacting causes for behavioral change: physical/molecular, biological, psychological, social, and cultural. These models may also be called transactional, relational, systems, or bioecological models.

Development

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