EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 14, Problem 8QP
a.
Summary Introduction
To estimate: The maximum number of voting a shareholder is allowed under majority voting.
b.
Summary Introduction
To estimate: The maximum number of voting a shareholder is allowed under cumulative voting.
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If cumulative voting is permitted:
A.
the total number of votes a shareholder has is equal to the number of shares owned.
B.
the total number of votes a shareholder has is equal to the number of shares owned times the average number of years the shareholder has owned the shares.
C.
the total number of votes a shareholder has can be calculated as the number of shares owned times the number of directors to be elected.
D.
the total number of votes a shareholder has is equal to the number of shares times the number of board meetings the shareholder has attended.
E.
None of these.
If there are 10 directors to be elected and a shareholder owns 120 shares, calculate the maximum number of votes that he or she can cast for a favorite candidate under each of the voting methods.
If there are nine directors to be elected, what is the
least number of shares you will need to guarantee a
seat on the board under cumulative voting?
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- A firm has four open positions on its board of directors. How many shares do you need to own to guarantee your own election to the board if the firm has 387,500 shares of stock outstanding and uses cumulative voting? Each share is granted one vote.arrow_forward63. XYZ is a stock corporation that wishes to elect 15 directors. stockholder C, owns 5,000 shares of stock in XYZ corporation. Apply the formula used in the casting of votes to determine the amount of shares that stockholder C can cast during the election. * A. C is entitled to 5,000 shares. B. C is entitled to 75,000 shares C. C is entitled to 750,000 sharesarrow_forward64. The manner of voting in the election of the Board of Directors in a stock corporation may be done through: * A. Straight Voting Only B. Cumulative Voting Only C. Straight or Cumulative Voting at the option of the Stockholder D. Straight Voting if the stockholder owns up to 5,000 shares of stocks E. Cumulative Voting if the stockholder owns up to 50,000 shares of stockarrow_forward
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