Which of the Following Statements Regarding Compensation Policies Is FALSE

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding compensation policies is FALSE?

• A)The substantial use of stock and option grants in the 1990s greatly increased managers' pay-for-performance sensitivity.
• B)The optimal level of sensitivity of managers' compensation to the performance of their firms depends on the managers' level of risk aversion,which is hard to measure.
• C)While decreasing managers' risk exposure,increasing the sensitivity of managerial pay and wealth to firm performance does have some negative effects.
• D)In the absence of monitoring,the other way the conflict of interest between managers and owners can be mitigated is by closely aligning their interests through the managers' compensation policy.

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