Stocks don't just appear on the market—a process is followed. Match each step in Column A with its best description in Column B. stock is publicly available on the stock market

step one

owners of the private company have been approached by private-equity investors

step two

the company must have its value securitized

step three

investors look to make the company as efficient as possible

step four

Consumer surplus is: the difference between the price of a product and what consumers were willing to pay for the product. the difference between the discounted price of a product and its retail price. the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price required of producers. the difference between the price of a product and consumers' valuation of the last unit of the product purchased.

Outstanding stock consists of 8,300 shares of cumulative 7% preferred stock with a $10 par value and 4,300 shares of common stock with a $1 par value. during the first three years of operation, the corporation declared and paid the following total cash dividends. year dividend declared 2016 $ 0 2017 $ 7,300 2018 $ 45,000 the amount of dividends paid to preferred and common shareholders in 2018 is:

Individual consumers belong to which step of choosing a target market? possible customers competition demographics communication