If cumulative voting is permitted:

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If cumulative voting is permitted: 
 

A. 

the total number of votes a shareholder has is equal to the number of shares owned.

 

B. 

the total number of votes a shareholder has is equal to the number of shares owned times the average number of years the shareholder has owned the shares.

 

C. 

the total number of votes a shareholder has can be calculated as the number of shares owned times the number of directors to be elected.

 

D. 

the total number of votes a shareholder has is equal to the number of shares times the number of board meetings the shareholder has attended.

 

E. 

None of these.

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Procedure followed in selecting the directors of the company are known as cumulative voting. It is also known as proportional voting. The shareholders of the company can vote to select new board of directors.

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