A preliminary prospectus.

a. contains the public offering price of the issue
b. does not contain the public offering price of the issue
c. contains the financial statements of the issuer
d. does not contain the financial statements of the issuer

The correct answers are letters "B" and "C": does not contain the public offering price of the issue; contains the financial statements of the issuer.

Explanation:

A preliminary prospectus is a registration draft companies file to attract investors' attention. This file could contain the firm's financial statements, plan of use for the funds, and overall management information. The preliminary prospectus comes before the final prospectus in which the company proposes a price range to be offered for the security issued at the Initial Public Offering (IPO).

answer; at prices that violate government price regulations;

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