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question 19

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
You founded your own firm two years ago. You initially contributed $250 000 of your own money and in return you received 2.5 million shares of stock. Since then, you have sold an additional 1.25 million shares of stock to angel investors. You are now considering raising capital from a venture capital firm. This venture capital firm would invest $5 million and would receive 2 million newly issued shares in return.
-Assuming that this is the venture capitalist's first investment in your firm, what percentage of the firm will the venture capitalist own?

• A)33%
• B)50%
• C)45%
• D)35%

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A fiscal recording method that consolidates every cost involved in manufacturing, which includes the price of direct materials, payments for direct labor, and total overhead costs, whether stable or fluctuating, into the cost allocated to a product.

Variable Costing

A costing method that incluonly direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead in product costs, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead.

Total Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The sum of all costs related to manufacturing a product that do not change with the level of production, such as salaries of permanent staff and rent.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product costs.