An Alternate Way to Pay Investors Is When the Firm

question 90

Multiple Choice

An alternate way to pay investors is when the firm uses cash to buy shares of its own outstanding stock, also known as ________.

• A) dividend investment
• B) retained earnings
• C) initial public offering
• D) share repurchases

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Definitions:

Ending Inventory

Merchandise value set for sale at an accounting period's end.

Safeguarding Inventory

Safeguarding inventory involves implementing security measures and inventory management practices to protect goods from theft, damage, or loss.

Inventory Control

A management system that oversees the ordering, storage, and use of components that a company will use in the production of the items it will sell as well as the finished products the company will sell.

Theft

An act of stealing; specifically, the illegal taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.