Q 8.1:

Which of the following businesses would best benefit from becoming a publicly traded corporation?

• A :

  A business that is privately held and wishes to maintain control of the corporation without repercussion from outside owner (investors).

• B :

  A business that needs to raise $50,000 to purchase new equipment.

• C :

  A business that needs to raise $1 million to expand into new locations; the owner wishes to maintain complete control over all business-related decisions.

• D :

  A business that needs large sums of money to expand its successful product line overseas. Diversity of ownership is not an issue for this company.