Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The United States is somewhat of an exception,in that it focuses solely on maximizing shareholder welfare.
• B)A controlling family has many opportunities to expropriate minority shareholders in a pyramid structure.
• C)One way for families to gain control over firms even when they do not own more than half the shares is to issue dual class shares-a scenario in which companies have more than one class of shares and one class has superior voting rights over the other class.
• D)Researchers have claimed that the degree of investor protection was largely determined by the legal origin of the country-specifically,whether its legal system was based on British common law (less protection)or French,German,and Scandinavian civil law (more protection).

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Definitions:

True Null Hypothesis

The proposition that there is truly no effect or difference, as opposed to the hypothesis being tested, which suggests that there might be.

Level of Risk

Indicates the potential for loss or harm which can result from a given action, activity, or decision.

Type I Error

The probability of rejecting a null hypothesis when it is true.

Gender

A social construct that refers to the roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.