Finance

Northwest Co. purchases an asset for $6,000. This asset qualifies as a

Northwest Co. purchases an asset for $6,000. This asset qualifies as a seven-year recovery asset under MACRS. Benson has a tax rate of 30%. The seven-year expense percentages for years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are 14.29%, 24.49%, 17.49%, 12.49%, 8.93%, and 8.93%, respectively. If the asset is sold at the end of […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

To mitigate deadweight costs associated with the shareholder-managemen

To mitigate deadweight costs associated with the shareholder-management principal-agent conflict, some investors become major shareholders and attempt to influence management to act in the best interest of shareholders. This is an example of: a. a takeover. b. shareholder activism. c. packing the board. d. principal intervention.     ANSWER B

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Date: September 19th, 2020

Financial institutions (such as commercial banks and finance companies

Financial institutions (such as commercial banks and finance companies) play an important role in mitigating information asymmetry problems in financial markets because: a. they require a potential borrower to disclose confidential information about their project to the public before they are approved for a loan. b. they regularly receive private information from the firm about […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020