Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277214
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.12CTCR
Summary Introduction
To critically think about: The act of the management is in the interest of the shareholders.
Introduction:
The managers of the firm act in the interest of the shareholders based on two factors. The goals of the management are aligned to goals of the shareholders, which is the first factor. The replacement of the managers for not pursuing stockholders goals is the second factor.
Situation:
Person X owns stock in a company. The present share price is $25. There is an announcement made by another company stating that it needs to purchase Person X’s company. It also says that it will pay $35 per share to obtain all the outstanding stocks. Person X’s management starts fighting off for the hostile bid.
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Suppose you own stock in a company. The current price per share is P25.00. Another company has just announced that it wants to buy your company and will pay P35.00 per share to acquire all the outstanding stock. Your company’s management immediately begins fighting off this hostile bid. Is management acting in the shareholders’ best interests? Why or why not?
a. How does the offering of stock options to CEOs attempt to align CEO incentives with shareholder incentives?b. Enron was a company that was ruined in part because of the stock options offered to upper management. Explain.c. In addition to accounting reforms, how might stock options be changed to try to prevent situations like what happened at Enron from occurring in the future?
Which one of the following actions by a financial manager creates an agency problem?
Lowering selling prices that will result in increased firm value
Agreeing to expand the company at the expense of stockholders' value
Borrowing money when doing so creates value for the firm
Agreeing to pay management bonuses based on the market value of the firm's stock
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Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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