Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305506381
Author: James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.8CE
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To design an incentive plan which elicits higher efforts by granting restricted stock. To show that one-half million shares granted at $70 improves shareholder value relative to other alternatives.

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