[简答题]preferred status

[简答题]优先股(preferred stock)

[填空题]Fashion industries preferred metal zippers to nylon ones because nylon zippers weighed down the light materials of the garments.

[单项选择]
A public corporation issues certificates of ownership, called common stock, which may be traded on stock exchanges.Anyone can buy and sell shares of common stock.Owners of stock are referred to as shareholders and stockholders. common stockholders are accorded certain rights by the corporate charter.In the United States, these rights vary from state to state, but in general the articles of incorporation spell out voting rights and rights to receive profits.
Common stockholders are the voting owners of a corporation.They are usually entitled to one vote per share.They may vote on numerous issues affecting the corporation (including a decision to sell or merge with another corporation) and elect a board of directors, who, in turn, hire managers to run the business.A majority shareholder is one who owns over 50 percent of the outstanding shares in a corporation and, thus, can call the shots.All
A. the voting rights the stockholders have.
B. the stock shared by common people.
C. the profits the shareholders receive.
D. the ownership of a public corporation.

[填空题]In Japan people preferred making their decisions on the basis of ______.

[单项选择]The preferred stock of the Delco Investments Company has a par value of $150 and a dividend of $11.50. A shareholder's required return on this stock is 14%. What is the maximum price he would pay（）
A. $82.14
B. $150.00
C. $54.76.

[单项选择]Your preferred resource is not available at the time needed. What is the BEST thing to do
A. Negotiate with management to get the resource. The management is responsible for provision of resources for the project.
B. Assess your alternatives.
C. Begin the task early.
D. Use reserves to increase resources assigned to those tasks.

[填空题]The girl preferred death to marrying a man she doesn’t love.
The girl preferred ______ rather than ______ a man she doesn’t love.

[填空题]The girl preferred death to marrying an old man. The girl preferred ______rather than ______an old man.

[单项选择]Even on holidays, he preferred doing something （　） doing nothing.
A. without
B. than
C. rather than
D. to

[单项选择]Though （　） in New York, Dave had always preferred to live in a small town.
A. grown
B. raised
C. developed
D. entitled

[填空题]The girl preferred death to marrying an old man.
The girl preferred ______rather than ______an old man.

[填空题]While he was in the office, he preferred doing something to (do)（）nothing.

[单项选择]Mr. Johnson preferred（）heavier work to do.
A. to be given
B. to be giving
C. to have given
D. having given