The Principal-Agent Problem Is

question 113

Multiple Choice

The principal-agent problem is:

• A) a form of adverse selection.
• B) when stockholders are not acting in the best interest of managers.
• C) a form of moral hazard.
• D) due to managers not being able to monitor stockholder behavior.

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