Which of the Following Statements Regarding Managerial Ownership Is FALSE

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding managerial ownership is FALSE?

• A)The relationship between managerial ownership and firm value is unlikely to be the same for every firm,or even for different executives of the same firm.
• B)Even with the risk benefits of separating ownership and control,there are still examples of corporations in which the top managers have substantial ownership interests.
• C)Academic studies do not support the notion that greater managerial ownership is associated with fewer value-reducing actions by managers.
• D)While increasing managerial ownership may reduce perquisite consumption,it also makes managers harder to fire-thus reducing the incentive effect of the threat of dismissal.

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Definitions:

Capital Loss Carryforward

The process of applying net capital losses to future tax years to reduce taxable income, subject to limitations.

Net Capital Loss

The result when the total capital losses from investments exceed the total capital gains in a tax year.

Net Capital Gain

The profit from the sale of an asset or investment, subtracted by any losses from sales in the same tax year.

AMT

Short for Alternative Minimum Tax, a parallel tax system designed to ensure that individuals and corporations pay at least a minimum amount of tax.