Which of the Following Is Not an Agency Cost

question 143

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an agency cost?

• A) Flying an executive overseas without a genuine business purpose for doing so.
• B) Paying more than the actual market value to purchase a competitor.
• C) Low-interest loans to corporate executives.
• D) Protecting management jobs which could effectively be eliminated.
• E) Interest paid on long-term corporate borrowing.

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