Recently, Stock Options Have Been Strongly Criticized in the Press

question 77

Multiple Choice

Recently, stock options have been strongly criticized in the press following controversies at several companies. What has this criticism focused on?

• A) the comparative low executive base pay
• B) the amount of the options granted and exercised
• C) the fact that mainly males are CEOs and that they get these options
• D) the stock prices in competitive firms

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Definitions:

Reaction

The process by which chemical substances transform into different substances, often involving the breaking and forming of bonds between atoms.

Reaction

A process in which substances interact to form new substances with different physical and chemical properties.

Pentanamide

An organic compound characterized by the presence of a five-carbon chain terminated with an amide group, with the formula CH3(CH2)3CONH2.

1-Pentanamine

An organic compound, a type of primary amine with the chemical formula C5H13N, used in chemical synthesis and as an intermediate.