Agency Theory Would Hold That Managers on Compensation Contracts Which

question 11

Multiple Choice

Agency theory would hold that managers on compensation contracts which have bonuses tied to a current measure of performance would prefer to:

• A) Be indifferent to expensing or capitalising transactions
• B) Expense transactions rather than capitalise them.
• C) Smooth income using either expensing or capitalising.
• D) Capitalise transactions rather than expense them.

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