Which of the Following Is Not a Reason for the Recent

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason for the recent decline in the use of stock options in executive pay?

• A) There has been growing pressure to expense stock options in annual reports.
• B) Stockholders dissatisfaction with treating stock options as a free good.
• C) Financial Accounting Standard number 313 raises the cost of using stock options.
• D) Stock options do not pay for executive performance.

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Definitions:

Stomata

Tiny openings or pores in plant leaves and stems that control gas exchange.

Companion Cells

Specialized cells found in the phloem of flowering plants that manage the transport and metabolism of the products of photosynthesis.

Ground Tissue

The tissue in plants that makes up the majority of a plant's body, involved in photosynthesis, storage, and support.

Meristem

Zone of undifferentiated parenchyma cells, the divisions of which give rise to new tissues during plant growth.