Please answer all multiple questions. If not, please do not answer.

1. How do businesses and governments benefit from capital markets? a. Companies and governments benefit because they have access to funds for projects without waiting until they have enough saved or in the case of the government can collect enough through tax revenue. b. Capital markets provide easy access to cash for short-term use, such as payroll expenses or office supplies. c. Companies and governments pay taxes into the capital markets. These funds are available for consumers to borrow. d. Capital markets provide companies with risk-free access to money from the government that can be used for expansion.

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2. Which statements about bonds are incorrect? Choose all that apply. a. A bond is an evidence that the bondholder owns a share of a corporation. b. With bonds, the issuing corporation has a legal obligation to make interest payments. c. With bonds, the issuing corporation has no legal obligation to pay back the original investment amount to the investor. d. Bondholders (bond investors) have priority over stockholders in extracting the remaining assets of a bankrupt corporation.

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3. Which statements below are incorrect about the final IPO price? Choose all that apply.

a. The final IPO price is set by the SEC b. The final IPO price is the price per share of a stock at which it will begin trading to the public c. The final IPO price is the price per share of stock at the end of the first day of trading to the public d. The price of the IPO shares at the end of the first day of trading can be higher or lower than the final IPO price

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4. Which statement below about mutual funds is incorrect? a. Mutual funds are actively managed by an expert. b. Mutual funds are pooled stocks or bonds put together to attain an objective (e.g., generating income, matching the movement of a specific index). c. Mutual funds are actively traded on an exchange. d. By investing in a mutual fund, you get the advantage of spreading your investment among various different holdings, which allows you to access more opportunities and spread your risk across more investments.