TABLE 4-9 A Survey Conducted by the Segal Company of New York

question 57

Short Answer

TABLE 4-9
A survey conducted by the Segal Company of New York found that in a sample of 189 large companies, 40 offered stock options to their board members as part of their non-cash compensation packages. For small- to mid-sized companies, 43 of the 180 surveyed indicated that they offer stock options as part of their noncash compensation packages to their board members.
-Referring to Table 4-9, if a randomly selected company is a large company, what is the probability that it offered stock options to their board members?

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Definitions:

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets minus its liabilities and intangible assets, often used as a measure of a company's actual worth.

Cash Dividend

A payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually in the form of cash, as a share of the company’s profits.

Stock Price

The cost of purchasing a share of a company's stock, influenced by various economic, financial, and company-specific factors.

Dividend Income

Income received by shareholders from a company's earnings, distributed proportionally among shares.