Suppose a firm has 16 million shares of common stock outstanding and five candidates are up for election tofour seats on the board of directors.a. If the firm uses cumulative voting to elect its board, what is the minimum number of votes needed to ensureelection to the board?b. If the firm uses straight voting to elect its board, what is the minimum number of votes needed to ensureelection to the board?(For all requirements, enter your answers in whole numbers, not millions.)a.b.X Answer is com plete but not entirely correct.Minimum number of votesMinimum number of votes12,800,001 X8,000,001 X

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