Authorized Common Stock Refers to the Total Number of Shares

question 77

Multiple Choice

Authorized common stock refers to the total number of shares:

• A) Outstanding.
• B) Issued.
• C) Issued and outstanding.
• D) That can be issued.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen; the value of the next best alternative foregone.

Specialization

The process of focusing on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.

Production

The process of creating goods and services by combining labor, land, and capital to generate output.

Comparative Advantage

A person's, corporation's, or country's capability to manufacture a good or provide a service with a smaller opportunity cost than that of its competitors.