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You hold 5,000 shares of the 1 million outstanding shares of Wealthy Wranglers common stock. You've just learned that the company plans to issue more shares, so that 2 million shares will be outstanding. This is called _____.A. an advanced equity offering
B. a weathered equity offering
C. a seasoned equity offering
D. a veteran equity offering
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