B) False
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A) One disadvantage of operating as a corporation rather than as a partnership is that corporate shareholders are exposed to more personal liability than partners.
B) There is no good reason to expect a firm's stockholders and bondholders to react differently to the types of new asset investments a firm makes.
C) Bondholders are generally more willing than stockholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safer projects with lower expected returns.
D) Stockholders are generally more willing than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safer projects with lower expected returns.
E) Relative to sole proprietorships, corporations generally face fewer regulations, and this makes it easier for corporations to raise capital.
G) None of the above
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B) False
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A) Capital market instruments include both long-term debt and common stocks.
B) An example of a primary market transaction would be your uncle transferring 100 shares of Wal-Mart stock to you as a birthday gift.
C) The NYSE does not exist as a physical location; rather, it represents a loose collection of dealers who trade stocks electronically.
D) If your uncle in New York sold 100 shares of Microsoft through his broker to an investor in Los Angeles, this would be a primary market transaction.
E) While the two frequently perform similar functions, investment banks generally specialize in lending money, whereas commercial banks generally help companies raise large blocks of capital from investors.
G) A) and B)
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B) False
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A) The New York Stock Exchange is an auction market with a physical location.
B) Capital market transactions involve only the purchase and sale of equity securities, i.e., common stocks.
C) If an investor sells shares of stock through a broker, then this would be a primary market transaction.
D) Consumer automobile loans are evidenced by legal documents called "promissory notes," and these individual notes are traded in the money market.
E) While the distinctions are blurring as investment banks are today buying commercial banks, and vice versa, investment banks generally specialize in lending money, whereas commercial banks generally help companies raise capital from other parties.
G) D) and E)
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