Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) A good goal for a corporate manager is maximization of expected EPS.
• B) Most business in the U.S.is conducted by corporations;corporations' popularity results primarily from their favorable tax treatment.
• C) A good example of an agency relationship is the one between stockholders and managers.
• D) Corporations and partnerships have an advantage over proprietorships because a sole proprietor is subject to unlimited liability,but investors in the other types of businesses are not.
• E) Firms in highly competitive industries find it easier to exercise "social responsibility" than do firms in oligopolistic industries.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the spread of a dataset around its mean, determined by taking the square root of the variance.

Confidence Interval

A bracket of numbers, taken from the study of a sample, poised to contain the value of a not-identified population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that represents the dispersion or variability of a set of data points around their mean.

Sample Size

Refers to the number of observations or elements selected from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.