Define Crowdsourcing, and Explain Why It Is Valuable

question 29

Short Answer

Define crowdsourcing, and explain why it is valuable

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Definitions:

Flotation Costs

Expenses incurred by a company in issuing new securities, including fees to underwriters, legal fees, and registration fees.

Dividend

A portion of a company's earnings distributed to shareholders, usually in the form of cash or additional stock.

Constant Growth

A model assuming that dividends or any other type of cash flow grow at a constant rate indefinitely.

Debt/Equity Ratio

A measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders' equity.