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additional paid-in capital
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an account showing the amounts invested in a corporation by stockholders in excess of par value or stated value. in short, this account shows paid-in capital in excess of legal capital
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board of directors
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persons elected by common stockholders to direct the affairs of a corporation
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book value per share
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the stockholders equity represented by each share of common stock, computed by dividing common stockholders equity by the number of comon shares outstanding
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capital stock
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transferable units of ownership in a corporation. a broad term that can refer to common stock, preferred stock, or both.
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closely held corporation
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a corporation owned by a small group of stockholders. not publically owned
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common stock
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a type of capital stock that posesses the basic rights of ownershiop, including the right to vote. represents the residual element of ownership in a corporation
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