Paulo Owns a Few Shares of Stock in a Large

question 85

Multiple Choice

Paulo owns a few shares of stock in a large and diversified firm. He realizes that the CEO of the company is responsible for a multi-billion dollar business, but is upset with what he feels is excessive compensation for the chief executive officer, particularly since the firm has reported losses for the past two years. Paulo's concerns are:

• A)unfounded, since laws in the United States prevent firms from paying large salaries or bonuses to executives when a firm reports a loss.
• B) based on an erroneous conclusion, because CEO pay is always based on a formula tied to the company's profits and losses.
• C)likely to be well-founded since CEO compensation at many U.S. companies has actually increased even when the company performed poorly.
• D)not entirely unfounded, but he needs to realize that the pay received by most chief executives must be reinvested in the company if it's unprofitable for three years in a row.

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Definitions:

CAPM

Capital Asset Pricing Model, a formula used to determine the expected return on an investment based on its risk relative to the market.

APT Model

Arbitrage Pricing Theory Model; a financial theory that estimates the returns on assets based on their exposure to various risk factors.

One Factor

In finance, refers to models or analyses that consider only a single variable or risk factor in their calculations.

CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model, a model that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly stocks.