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The argument that could be given in treating preferred stock as debt instead of
Callable preferred stock gives the company greater flexibility. The company can
eliminate the related dividends at some future date by redeeming the shares at
a specified call price.
Chapter 11, E 2.
Companies like to give stock options as compensation because even though
under new rules stock options create an expense when issued, they do not re-
Chapter 11, E 1.
cause corporations offer limited liability, ease of capital generation, ease of
transfer of ownership, lack of mutual agency, continuous existence, centralized
authority and responsibility, and professional management.
Most large companies are formed as corporations rather than partnerships be-