A Proxy Is

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Multiple Choice

A proxy is:

• A) A document that gives a designated agent of a stockholder the right to vote the stock.
• B) A contractual commitment by an investor to purchase unissued shares of stock.
• C) An amount of assets defined by state law that stockholders must invest and leave invested in a corporation.
• D) The right of common stockholders to protect their proportionate interests in a corporation by having the first opportunity to purchase additional shares of common stock issued by the corporation.
• E) An arbitrary amount assigned to no-par stock by the corporation's board of directors.

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Definitions:

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All-Or-None Principle

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Chemical Process

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