Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Controlling shareholders pay for their control rights because the firm effectively faces a higher cost of equity for outside capital.
• B) Most countries follow what is called the stakeholder model, giving explicit consideration to other stakeholders-in particular, rank-and-file employees.
• C) In a pyramid structure, a family first creates a company in which it owns more than 50% of the shares and therefore has a controlling interest.
• D) A conflict of interest arises because the family has an incentive to try to move profits (and hence dividends) down the pyramid-that is, toward companies in which it has few cash flow rights and away firms in which it has more cash flow rights.

Understand the concept of perfectly competitive markets and how firms operate within this market structure.

Identify and calculate a firm’s profit-maximizing output level in the short run.

Distinguish between economic profit, total revenue, and total cost in the context of perfect competition.

Recognize the conditions under which a firm should continue production or shut down in the short run.

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