Economists Refer to the Conflict Between the Interests of Shareholders

question 122

Multiple Choice

Economists refer to the conflict between the interests of shareholders and the interests of top management as

• A)a stock-equity problem.
• B)a liability problem.
• C)a principal-agent problem.
• D)a financial intermediary problem.

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