Answer:
E. I, II, III, and IV
Explanation:
All of the mentioned strategies would work.
Employee stock option provides the enthusiasm and energy to perform good among employees. This is beneficial for the company and shareholders as well.
The threat of takeover, scares the shareholders in losing their share, and effective voting right. Also the management feels threaten as the new company might replace them with the management personnel they desire.
Management bonuses help management to get a boost in energy and accordingly motivates to work good, also the shareholders desiring performance will find it effective.
The threat of proxy fight engages both the parties to behave properly towards each other and respect each other.
Answer:
Agency conflicts between managers and shareholders
1. A New Beginning (ANB)
A. Yes; Alexander is misappropriating some of Akiko's wealth by unilaterally purchasing a nonbusiness asset using ANB's funds.
2. The Green Zone Inc. (TGZ):
B. No; although an agency relationship exists between TGZ's management-including Tae as TGZ's chairman and CEO and the firm's shareholders-there is no agency conflict, because no expropriation or wasting of the shareholders' wealth has occurred.
3. In the best interest of shareholders, compensation packages should be structured in a way such that managers have an incentive to maximize the__LONG-TERM____value of the company's common stock price.
4. In addition to well-designed executive compensation packages, two other motivational forces can align the interests of managers with those of their shareholders.
a. Reward the manager with a combination of salary and stock options
b. Let the manager to understand that a takeover can happen if she does not perform well.
5. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Congress passed legislation making it more difficult for outside investors to stage hostile takeovers. This legislation likely__increases____conflicts between managers and stockholders.
Explanation:
Agency conflicts of interest exist in any relationship where one party is expected to act in another's best interests. Agency problems or conflicts of interest usually exist between a company's management and the company's stockholders. But, it can equally exist in a relationship where one party acts against the interest of the other.
Answer:
A) Cash (debit) 180,000; Common stock (credit) 150,000; Additional paid-up capital-common stock (credit) 30,000 - Debit - Credit = 0
B) Cash (debit) 255,000; Preferred stock (credit) 250,000; Additional paid-up capital-preferred stock (credit) 5,000 - Debit - Credit = 0
C) Cash (debit) 900,000; Common stock (credit) 600,000; Additional paid-up capital-common stock (credit) 300,000 - Debit - Credit = 0
Explanation:
In Eastport Inc.´s case all 3 situations are similar, shares (Stockholders´Equity) increased, so credits in 4 accounts, according to the type of shares that are issued, must be registered: Common stock, Preferred stock, Additional paid-up capital-common stock, Additional paid-up capital- preferred stock. We will recognize the par value and stated value of the shares and the difference between this and the price paid by shareholders will be recognized as additional paid-up capital. Also, cash (Asset) is received as payment for the shares so a debit must be registered in the account Cash.
Answer: Nether Australia or Europe
Explanation:
Purchasing power parity is a notion that states that prices of the same or similar goods should have the same price across the world after adjusting for exchange rate differences.
If the price of a tall latte in the U.S. is $4,00, it should be the same price in Europe and Australia after exchange rate adjustments.
$4.00 in Euro is: $4.00 in Australian dollars is:
= 4 * 0.8 = 4 * 1.4
= €3.20 = $5.60
Purchasing power parity does not hold in wither countries because the prices of the lattes are not equal to the $4.00 in the U.S. after adjustments for exchange rates.
