The main characteristics of an ordinary shares are

  • A maximum risk, fixed dividends, voting rights
  • B minimum risks, fixed dividends, no voting rights
  • C maximum risks, variable dividends, voting rights
  • D minimum risks. fixed dividends, no voting rights

The correct answer is C. maximum risks, variable dividends, voting rights

Ordinary shareholders are owners of the company, hence possess voting rights in the selection of board members, they take the maximum risks of the business, and their dividends vary and mostly paid only after all other classes of shares have been paid.

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