Larry Nelson holds 1,000 shares of General Electric (GE) common stock. As a stockholder, he has the right to be involved in the election of its directors, who are responsible for managing the company and achieving the company’s objectives.   True or False: Larry will receive dividends after preferred stockholders.

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Larry Nelson holds 1,000 shares of General Electric (GE) common stock. As a stockholder, he has the right to be involved in the election of its directors, who are responsible for managing the company and achieving the company’s objectives.
 
True or False: Larry will receive dividends after preferred stockholders.
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Larry also holds 2,000 shares of common stock in a company that only has 20,000 shares outstanding. The company’s stock currently is valued at $42.00 per share. The company needs to raise new capital to invest in production. The company is looking to issue 5,000 new shares at a price of $33.60 per share. Larry worries about the value of his investment.
Larry’s current investment in the company is __$84,000 ,$33,600, $50,400 ,$92,400.   If the company issues new shares and Larry makes no additional purchase, Larry’s investment will be worth  __ $201,600 $84,000 $120,960 $80,640.
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