How Can a Corporation's Board of Directors and Its Managers

question 35

Essay

How can a corporation's board of directors and its managers try to reduce the principal-agent problem?

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Definitions:

Accounts Payable

Accounts payable is an accounting term for the outstanding bills or debts a company owes to suppliers or vendors for goods or services received.

Operating Cycle

The operating cycle is the amount of time it takes for a company to purchase inventory, sell it to customers, and collect the cash from these sales, reflecting the efficiency of a company's operations.

Accounts Receivable Period

The average number of days that a company takes to collect payments from its credit sales.

Inventory Period

The duration of time it takes for a company to turn its inventory into sales, typically measured in days.