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Solution Manual for Principles of Corporate Finance , 13th
Edition by Richard Brealey, 9781260013900, Covering
Chapters 1-34 | Includes Rationales


A company has two open seats, Seat A and Seat B, on its board of directors. There are 6 candidates
vying for these 2 positions. There will be a single election to determine the winner of both open seats.
As the owner of 100 shares of stock, you will receive one vote per share for each open seat. You
decide to cast all 200 of your votes for a single candidate. What is this type of voting called?


A. democratic

B. cumulative

C. straight

D. deferred

E. proxy - ANSWER: B

You want to be on the board of directors of Wisely Foods. Since you are the only shareholder that will
vote for you, you will need to own more than half of the outstanding shares of stock if you are to be
elected to the board. What is the type of voting called that requires this level of stock ownership to be
successfully elected under these conditions?


A. democratic

B. cumulative

C. straight

D. deferred

E. proxy - ANSWER: C

You cannot attend the shareholder's meeting for Alpha United so you authorize another shareholder
to vote on your behalf. What is the granting of this authority called?


A. altering

B. cumulative voting

C. straight voting

D. indenture agreement

E. voting by proxy - ANSWER: E

What are the distributions to shareholders by a corporation called?

,A. retained earnings

B. net income

C. dividends

D. capital payments

E. diluted profits - ANSWER: C

Callander Enterprises stock is listed on NASDAQ. The firm is planning to issue some new equity shares
for sale to the general public. This sale will occur in which one of the following markets?


A. private

B. auction

C. exchange floor

D. secondary

E. primary - ANSWER: E

The secondary market is best defined by which one of the following?


A. market in which subordinated shares are issued and resold

B. market conducted solely by brokers

C. market dominated by dealers

D. market where outstanding shares of stock are resold

E. market where warrants are offered and sold - ANSWER: D

An agent who maintains an inventory from which he or she buys and sells securities is called a:


A. broker.

B. trader.

C. capitalist.

D. principal.

E. dealer. - ANSWER: E

An agent who arranges a transaction between a buyer and a seller of equity securities is called a:


A. broker.

B. floor trader.

, C. capitalist.

D. principal.

E. dealer. - ANSWER: A

The owner of one of the 1,366 trading licenses for the NYSE is called a:


A. broker.

B. member.

C. agent.

D. specialist.

E. dealer. - ANSWER: B

The person on the floor of the NYSE who executes buy and sell orders on behalf of customers is called
a(n):


A. floor trader.

B. dealer.

C. specialist.

D. executor.

E. commission broker. - ANSWER: E

A market maker who acts as a dealer in one or more securities on the floor of the NYSE is called a:


A. floor trader.

B. floor post.

C. specialist.

D. floor broker.

E. commission broker. - ANSWER: C

A floor broker on the NYSE does which one of the following?


A. supervises the commission brokers for a financial firm

B. trades for his or her personal inventory

C. executes orders on behalf of a commission broker

D. maintains an inventory and takes the role of a specialist

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