Managers (________)May Act in Their Own Interest Rather Than in the Interest

question 88

Multiple Choice

Managers (________) may act in their own interest rather than in the interest of the stockholder-owners (________) because the managers have less incentive to maximize profits than the stockholder-owners do.

• A)principals;agents
• B)principals;principals
• C)agents;agents
• D)agents;principals

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Definitions:

ROCE

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is a financial ratio that measures a company's profitability in terms of the capital it uses.

ROE

Return on Equity; a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholders' equity, indicating how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Debt

Debt represents money borrowed by one party from another, under the condition that it is to be paid back with interest, typically used for business operations or purchases.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how sensitive a company's operating income is to a change in its sales volume.