The Principal-Agent Problem ________

question 90

Multiple Choice

The principal-agent problem ________.

• A) occurs when managers have more incentive to maximize profits than the stockholders-owners do
• B) in financial markets helps to explain why equity is a relatively important source of finance for Canadian business
• C) would not arise if the owners of the firm had complete information about the activities of the managers
• D) explains why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance

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