Which of the Following Actions Would Be Likely to Encourage

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions would be likely to encourage a firm's managers to make decisions that are in the best interests of shareholders?

• A) The percentage of executive compensation that comes in the form of cash is increased and the percentage coming from long-term stock options is reduced.
• B) The state legislature passes a law that makes it more difficult to successfully complete a hostile takeover.
• C) The percentage of the firm's stock that is held by institutional investors such as mutual funds,pension funds,and hedge funds rather than by small individual investors rises from 10% to 80%.
• D) The firm's founder,who is also president and chairman of the board,sells 90% of her shares.
• E) The firm's board of directors gives the firm's managers greater freedom to take whatever actions they think best without obtaining board approval.

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Definitions:

Catalyzed

The process of accelerating a chemical reaction by the presence of a catalyst, without the catalyst being consumed in the reaction.

Heterogeneous Catalysts

Catalysts that are in a different phase than the reactants, often used to increase the rate of chemical reactions without being consumed in the process.

Homogeneous Solutions

Mixtures that are uniform in composition and appearance throughout, where all components are dissolved into a single phase.

Reactants

Chemicals that exist before a reaction takes place, consumed in the process to yield the products.