12) If a corporation wants a guarantee that all of its shares of stock will be sold,it should use which of the following distribution methods? A) competitive bid purchase B) privileged subscription with no standby agreement C) commission or best-efforts contract D) direct sale 13) A "Dutch auction was used by Google to raise money in 2004. A Dutch auction involves A) selling bonds in Europe. B) allowing investors to submit bids saying how many shares they'd like to buy and at what price. C) allowing investment banking firms to submit bids on how many shares they are willing to sel D) hiring a Dutch firm to sell a company's securities at auction. xley Act of 2002, in order to protect investors, requires a higher level of accountability for which of the following groups? A) corporate officers B) public accountants C) boards of directors D) all of the above