Preferred Shares May Be Issued Instead of Common Shares

question 24

Multiple Choice

Preferred shares may be issued instead of common shares:

• A) To increase financial leverage.
• B) To prevent dilution of voting ownership.
• C) To appeal to investors who believe that common shares are too risky.
• D) To increase the return earned by common shareholders.
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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