Which of the following actions would be likely to encourage a firm's managers to make decisions that are in the best interests of shareholders?A. The percentage of the firm's stock that is held by investors such as mutual funds, pension funds and hedge funds rather than by small individual investors rises from 10% to 60%. B. The percentage of executive compensation that in the form of cash is increased and the percentage coming from long-term stock options is reduced. C. The firm's founder, who is also president and chairman of the board, sells 90% of her shares. D. The state passes a law that makes it more difficult to successfully complete a hostile takeover. E. The firm's board of directors gives the firm's managers greater freedom to take whatever actions they think without obtaining board approval.

Historically, 12 percent of a mail-order firm's repeat charge-account customers have an incorrect current address in the firm's computer database. the number of customers out of 19 who have an incorrect address in the database is a binomial random variable with n = 19 and 2formula36.mml = 0.12.

Which of the following areas provides residents with close access to high-paying jobs and cultural attractions? a. the suburbs b. exurbs c. rural areas d. the city 2b2t

About time delivery co. incurred the following costs related to trucks and vans used in operating its delivery service: classify each of the costs as a capital expenditure or a revenue expenditure. 1. changed the oil and greased the joints of all the trucks and vans. 2. changed the radiator fluid on a truck that had been in service for the past four years. 3. installed a hydraulic lift to a van. 4. installed security systems on four of the newer trucks. 5. overhaul the engine on one of the trucks purchased three years ago. 6. rebuilt the transmission on one of the vans that had been driven 40,000 miles. the van was no longer under warranty. 7. removed a two-way radio from one of the trucks and installed a new radio with a greater range of communication. 8. repaired a flat tire on one of the vans. 9. replaced a truck's suspension system with a new suspension system that allows for the delivery of heavier loads. 10. tinted the back and side windows of one of the vans to discourage theft of contents.