Common Shareholders Have a Claim on the Company's Assets

question 101

Multiple Choice

Common shareholders have a claim on the company's assets

• A) at any time, equal to the value of their shares.
• B) only after the claims of debtholders and preferred shareholders have been satisfied.
• C) after the claims of the preferred shareholders have been satisfied, but before the debt holders.
• D) never. Common shareholders have no claim on the company's assets.

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