Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)When the CEO is also chairman of the board,the nominating letter offering a seat to a new director comes from her.This process merely serves to reinforce the sense that the outside directors owe their positions to the CEO and work for the CEO rather than for the shareholders.
• B)Over time,most of the independent directors will have been nominated by the CEO.Even though they have no business ties to the firm,they are still likely to be friends or at least acquaintances of the CEO.
• C)Researchers have found the surprisingly robust result that larger boards are associated with greater firm value and performance.
• D)The CEO can be expected to stack the board with directors who are less likely to challenge her.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all firms in a market or industry are making normal profits and there is no incentive for firms to either enter or exit the market.

Price

The monetized value required, forecasted, or offered in return for a service or good.

Marginal Cost

The increase in total cost that arises from an extra unit of production, focusing on the cost variation from an additional output.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation that shows how additional sales revenue changes with each extra unit of output sold.