Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?"Going public" establishes a firm's true intrinsic value and ensures that a liquid market will always exist for the fiem's shares.Publicy owned companies have sold shares to investors who are not associated with management, and they must register with and report to a regulatory agency suchas the SEC.When stock in a closely held corporation is offered to the public for the first time, the transaction is called "going public," and the market for such stock is called henew issue market.It is possible for a firm to go public and yet not raise any additional new capitalWhen a corporation's shares are owned by a few individuals who own most of the stock or are part of the firm's management, we say that the fim is "closely, orprivately, held

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Your friend is considering incorporating and asks for advice. Which of the following is not a major concern? A. colors for the logo B. which state in which to incorporate C. number of shares of stock to authorize D. selection of the corporation name
Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? (A) Going public establishes a firm's true intrinsic value and ensures that a liquid market will always exist for the firm's shares (B) Publicly owned companies have sold shares to investors who are not associated with management, and they must register with and report to a regulatory agency such as the SEC. (C) When stock in a closely held corporation is offered to the public for the first time, the transaction is called "going public." and the market for such stock is called the new issue market (D) It is possible for a firm to go public and yet not raise any additional new capital (E) When a coporation';s shares are owned by a few individuals who own most of the stock or are part of the firm's management, we say that the firm is "closaly, or privately, held.
Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? When a corporation’s shares are owned by a few individuals who own most of the stock or are part of the firm’s management, we say that the firm is “closely, or privately, held.” “Going public” establishes a firm’s true intrinsic value and ensures that a liquid market will always exist for the firm’s shares. Publicly owned companies have sold shares to investors who are not associated with management, and they must register with and report to a regulatory agency such as the SEC. When stock in a closely held corporation is offered to the public for the first time, the transaction is called “going public,” and the market for such stock is called the new issue market.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A The stock of publicly owned companies does not need to be registered with and reported to a regulatory agency such as the SEC. B When a corporation's shares are owned by a few individuals, we say that the firm is publicly traded. C "Going public" establishes a firm's true intrinsic value and ensures that a liquid market will always exist for the firm's shares. D When stock in a closely held corporation is offered to the public for the first time, the transaction is called "going public, or an IPO," and the market for such stock is called the new issue or IPO market. E If a firm goes public, it will always raise additional new capital for the firm itself.
Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? a. It is possible for a firm to go public and yet not raise any additional new capital for the firm itself. b. When a corporation's shares are owned by a few individuals, we say that the firm is "closely, or privately, held." c. The stock of publicly owned companies must generally be registered with and reported to a regulatory agency such as the SEC. d. When stock in a closely held corporation is offered to the public for the first time, the transaction is called "going public, or an IPO," and the market for such stock is called the new issue or IPO market. e. "Going public" establishes a firm's true intrinsic value and ensures that a liquid market will always exist for the firm's shares.
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