The December 31, Year 1, financial statements of Edwards Co. (a privately held company) were available to be issued on March 1, Year 2, and were actually issued on March 3, Year 2. As of December 31, Year 1, Edwards Co. had 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On February 15, Year 2, Edwards Co. issued 500,000 more shares of common stock. As a result of this transaction, Edwards Co. must:

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration