Issued shares are the number of
A) authorized shares that have been sold.
B) shares a corporation is legally able to sell.
C) shares sold each year by the corporation.
D) authorized shares in the corporation's articles of incorporation.

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Issued shares refer to the number of shares that a corporation has actually sold or distributed to shareholders out of the total number of authorized shares it is legally allowed to issue, as specified in its articles of incorporation.

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