QUESTION 3   (i)         Describe 3 (THREE) advantages of corporation in comparison to a partnership.   (ii)        Identify and discuss 3 (THREE) differences between an ordinary share and a preference share.   (iii)       Explain the term debt to equity ratio in terms of a corporation’s capital structure.   (iv)       Your CEO is keen to find external funding for the company’s expansion program in the   African continent. You are required to brief him on the alternatives available to get the      outside sources for financing the program.

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(i)         Describe 3 (THREE) advantages of corporation in comparison to a partnership.

 

(ii)        Identify and discuss 3 (THREE) differences between an ordinary share and a preference share.

 

(iii)       Explain the term debt to equity ratio in terms of a corporation’s capital structure.

 

(iv)       Your CEO is keen to find external funding for the company’s expansion program in the   African continent. You are required to brief him on the alternatives available to get the      outside sources for financing the program.

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