The management of public companies must establish systems that

The ________ is always considered a major fund.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Which of the following best describes a merger?

A) Two corporations are combined to form a new third corporation, and the original two corporations cease to exist B) One corporation sells substantially all of its assets to a second corporation, with both corporations retaining their separate legal existence C) Two corporations jointly purchase a third corporation and operate it as a joint venture D) Two corporations are combined, with one of the original corporations surviving and the other ceasing to exist E) One corporation acquires all of the shares of a second corporation, with both corporations retaining their separate legal existence, the second a subsidiary of the first