Question

question 21 (2.5 points)
commercial farming, inc., attempts to buy a significant number of the shares of cornfield farming company through a public offer to shareholders. this is

a) a consolidation.

b) a dissolution.

c) a short - form merger.

d) a tender offer.

question 22 (2.5 points)
marcy is a corporate officer for frozen fish, inc. as a corporate officer, marcy is

a) the head of the board of directors.

b) an employee of the firm.

c) in charge of approving the shareholders.

Explanation:

Question 21

• Option a: Consolidation involves combining companies into a new one, not a public offer to shareholders for shares.
• Option b: Dissolution is ending a company, not a share - buying offer.
• Option c: Short - form merger is a merger with simplified procedures, not a public share offer.
• Option d: A tender offer is when a company makes a public offer to buy a significant number of another company's shares from shareholders. So this matches the situation.

• Option a: The head of the board of directors is usually the chairperson, not a corporate officer. Corporate officers are different from board members.
• Option b: Corporate officers (like CEO, CFO, etc.) are employees of the firm, responsible for day - to - day operations.
• Option c: Approving shareholders is not the role of a corporate officer. Shareholder approval processes are different and not managed by corporate officers in this way.

Answer:

d) a tender offer.

Question 22