A Ron Wants to Buy All of the Stock of Quagmar

question 29

Essay

a. Ron wants to buy all of the stock of Quagmar, Inc. He approaches the officers and directors and offers to pay them $200 per share for each of the shares they hold. The officers and directors agree and then convince the majority of shareholders to sell their stock for $100 per share. Do the other stockholders have a cause of action against the officers and directors? Explain.
b. Arthur, Bob, and Clark are three of the five board members of Krescent, Inc. One day they meet by chance for breakfast and decide to transact some corporate business while they are all together. If they decide to declare a dividend and to purchase another building for the corporation at this meeting, will their actions be binding on the corporation? Explain.

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Normal Model

A statistical model that describes how data points are distributed around the mean, assuming a symmetrical bell-shaped curve known as the normal distribution.

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A reference to evaluating or comparing numerical values or results within a specified range.

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A way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100, used to describe proportions or compare magnitudes.

Normal Model

A type of statistical distribution that is symmetric, bell-shaped, and fully described by its mean and standard deviation.