CORPORATE FIN CUSTOM W/MYFINANCELAB
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781323159859
Author: Berk
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 2CC
Summary Introduction
To Determine: The principal agent problem that exists in corporations.
Introduction: The principal-agent problem occurs when the main delegates an activity to another agent, yet the principal does not have the complete idea about how the agent would act. Besides, the interests of the principal wander from that of the agent, implying that the result is less alluring than the principal anticipates.
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