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Stock and Treasury Bonds

Decent Essays

1-11 The president of Southern Semiconductor Corporation (SSC) made this statement in the company’s annual report: “SSC’s primary goal is to increase the value of our common stockholders’ equity.” Later in the report, the following announcements were made : a. The company contributed $1.5 million to the symphony orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama, its headquarters’ city. b. The company is spending $500 million to open a new plant and expand operations in China. No profits will be produced by the Chinese operations for 4 years, so earnings will be depressed during the period versus what they should have been had the decision been made not to expand in China. c. The company holds about half of its assets in the form of US …show more content…

since, technology increase the productivity of an employee, the Edmund Enterprise can reduce the amount of human labor in business functions and this will cause profit to increase.
The effect of the company's investment is that it will raise its intrinsic value and lower the stock price.

1-14 Suppose you were a member of Company X’s board of directors and chairperson of the company’s compensation committee. What factors should your committee consider when setting the CEO’s compensation? Should the compensation consist of a dollar salary, stock options that depend on the firm’s performance or a mix of the two? If “performance” is to be considered, how should it be measured? Think of both theoretical and practical (that is, measurement) considerations. If you were also a vice president of Company X, might your actions be different than if you were the CEO of some other company?
ANSWER:
As part of the compensation committee, you shall take into considerations some qualifications in giving right compensation for CEOs. The company’s performance, individual performance of employees, managers and CEO, alignment with pay decisions for other executives, market data and expected trends, external messaging and internal messaging are some of the key considerations. The compensation must be a mix of the dollar salary and the firm’s

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