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AICPA CPA-Business Exam Questions
CPA Business Environment and Concepts (Page 18 )

Updated On: 28-Feb-2026
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Under the Revised Model Business Corporation Act, a dissenting stockholder's appraisal right generally applies to which of the following corporate actions?

  1. Option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Choice "a" is correct. "Yes-Yes."
Rule: Shareholders who are dissatisfied with the terms of a merger, consolidation or sale of assets are permitted to compel the corporation to buy their shares at fair market value. This is known as the right of appraisal or the dissenting right.
Rule: A short-form merger is when a parent mergers a 90% or more owned subsidiary into the parent. In this case, only the shareholders of the subsidiary have dissenting rights. Choices "b", "c", and "d" are incorrect, per the above rules.



For what purpose will a stockholder of a publicly held corporation be permitted to file a stockholders' derivative suit in the name of the corporation?

  1. To compel payment of a properly declared dividend.
  2. To enforce a right to inspect corporate records.
  3. To compel dissolution of the corporation.
  4. To recover damages from corporate management for an ultra vires management act.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Choice "d" is correct. A derivative action is an action by a stockholder in the name of the corporation to recover damages or to seek some other remedy on behalf of the corporation when the corporation does not enforce its own rights. Such actions are often brought when the directors or officers have breached their duty to the corporation and have refused to sue themselves. An ultra vires act is an act outside of a director's or an officer's scope of authority and thus is a breach of duty to the corporation.
Choices "a", "b", and "c" are incorrect, because these would all be causes of action against the corporate directors or officers on behalf of the stockholder to recover damages or seek some other remedy against the corporate directors or officers on behalf of the stockholder, not on behalf of the corporation.



Under the Revised Model Business Corporation Act, when a corporation's bylaws grant stockholders preemptive rights, which of the following rights is(are) included in that grant?

  1. Option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Rule: Preemptive rights provide a shareholder with a right of first refusal to buy a share of newly issued shares sufficient to maintain the shareholder's proportionate share of rights in any newly issued shares.
Rule: Preemptive rights do not provide a shareholder with the right to a proportionate share of corporate assets on dissolution.
Choice "c" is correct. "No - Yes."
Choices "a", "b", and "d" are incorrect, per the above rules.



Which of the following actions may be taken by a corporation's board of directors without stockholder approval?

  1. Purchasing substantially all of the assets of another corporation.
  2. Selling substantially all of the corporation's assets.
  3. Dissolving the corporation.
  4. Amending the articles of incorporation.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Choice "a" is correct. Purchasing substantially all the assets of another corporation does not require approval of the buyer's stockholders. Such a transaction would be relatively insignificant if a large corporation purchased substantially all the assets of a much smaller corporation. Choice "b" is incorrect. Selling substantially all of the corporation's assets is considered to be a fundamental change to the corporation's structure that requires approval by a majority of the shareholders following the board of directors' approval. Choice "c" is incorrect. Dissolving the corporation is considered to be a fundamental change to the corporation's structure that requires approval by a majority of the shareholders following the board of directors' approval.
Choice "d" is incorrect. Amending the articles of incorporation is considered to be a fundamental change to the corporation's structure that requires approval by a majority of the shareholders following the board of directors' approval.



To which of the following rights is a stockholder of a public corporation entitled?

  1. The right to have annual dividends declared and paid.
  2. The right to vote for the election of officers.
  3. The right to a reasonable inspection of corporate records.
  4. The right to have the corporation issue a new class of stock.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Choice "c" is correct. Stockholders have a right to inspect certain corporate records. Choice "a" is incorrect. Declaration of dividends is within the directors' discretion. There is no absolute right of shareholders to receive annual dividends. Choice "b" is incorrect. Officers are appointed by the directors; they are not elected by the shareholders.
Choice "d" is incorrect. Shareholders do not have a right to force the corporation to issue a new class of stock.



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