1. Rights and privileges of common stockholders 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: The preemptive right allows Larry to purchase any additional shares sold by the company. This right will protect Larry from dilution in the value of the stocks he holds. True False 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 $47.00 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 $37.50 per share. Larry worries about the value of his investment. Larry's current investment in the company is investment will be worth of the company issues new shares and Larry makes no additional purchase, Larry's This scenario is an example of_ arry could be protected if the firm's corporate charter includes a _ provision. If Larry exercises the provisions in the corporate charter to protect his stake his investment value in the firm will become Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, once said, "In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, the market is a weighing machine. In this quote, Benjamin Graham was referring to the key difference between the price and the value of a security. In November 2006, Citigroup's stock (NYSE: C) was trading at $49.59. Following the credit crisis of 2007-2008 and by the end of October 2009 Citigroup's stock price had plummeted to $4.27. Several banks went under, and others saw their stock prices lose more than 60% of their value. Based on your understanding of stock prices and intrinsic values, which of the following statements is true? A stock's intrinsic value is based on true risk in the company. A stock's market price is based only on true Investor returns. You can estimate the value of a company's stock using models such as the corporate valuation model and the dividend discount model. Which of the following companies would you choose to evaluate if you were using the corporate valuation model to estimate the value of the company's stock? A company that has a stable distribution policy. A company that is not expected to distribute any earnings to its stockholders for the next few years. which of the following describe the reason(s) why maximization of intrinsic stock value benefits society? Check all that apply. The owners of stock are sodety. Successful companies attract more talent Consumers benefit when companies rise prices beyond reasonable le workers prefer companies that minimize operating costs