Executive Pay Based on Relative Performance

question 257

Multiple Choice

Executive pay based on relative performance:

• A) makes little sense, but has still been widely adopted.
• B) makes little sense and has not been widely adopted.
• C) makes a lot of sense and has been widely adopted.
• D) makes a lot of sense, but has not been widely adopted.

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