In Which of the Following Situations Will a Director Be

question 41

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations will a director be found to have breached their duty to exercise discretion?

• A)The director has put themselves in a situation where their duties to the company and their personal duties conflict.
• B)The director has agreed to vote in a certain way at future board meetings.
• C)The director has done something which no reasonable director could regard as being in the interests of the company.
• D)The director has exercised one of their powers primarily in order to gain some private advantage.

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Definitions:

Natural Monopolies

Market conditions where a single supplier is the most efficient (due to high infrastructure costs or other barriers) in providing a particular good or service.

Public Utilities

Companies that provide essential services to the public such as water, electricity, and telecommunications, often subject to government regulation due to their nature of operation.

LRAC Curve

Long-Run Average Cost curve, showing the minimum average cost of production at different levels of output when all inputs are variable.

Total Cost

The complete cost of production, including both fixed and variable costs.