Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: Explain several dimensions of the shareholder-principal conflict with manager agents

Explain several dimensions of the shareholder-principal conflict with manager agents known as the principal-agent problem. To mitigate agency problems between senior executives and shareholders, sho...

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Q: Corporate profitability declined by 20 percent from 2008 to 2009. What

Corporate profitability declined by 20 percent from 2008 to 2009. What performance percentage would you use to trigger executive bonuses for that year? Why? What issues would arise with hiring and ret...

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Q: In the Southern Company Managerial Challenge, which alternative for complying with

In the Southern Company Managerial Challenge, which alternative for complying with the Clean Air Act creates the greatest real option value? How exactly does that alternative save money? Why? Explain...

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Q: Specific Electric Co. asks you to implement a pay-for

Specific Electric Co. asks you to implement a pay-for-performance incentive contract for its new CEO and four EVPs on the Executive Committee. The five managers can either work really hard with 70 hou...

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Q: Firms in the patented pharmaceutical industry earned an average return on net

Firms in the patented pharmaceutical industry earned an average return on net worth of 22 percent in 2006, compared with an average return of 14 percent earned by over 1,400 firms followed by Value Li...

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Q: In the context of the shareholder wealth-maximization model of a

In the context of the shareholder wealth-maximization model of a firm, what is the expected impact of each of the following events on the value of the firm? Explain why. a. New foreign competitors ent...

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Q: In 2008–2009, the price of jet and diesel fuel

In 2008–2009, the price of jet and diesel fuel used by air freight companies decreased dramatically. As the CEO of FedEx, you have been presented with the following proposals to deal with the situatio...

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Q: How would each of the following actions be expected to affect shareholder

How would each of the following actions be expected to affect shareholder wealth? a. Southern Company adopts fuel-switching technology at its largest power plants. b. Ford Motor Company pays $2.5 bill...

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Q: For each of the determinants of demand in Equation 2.1

For each of the determinants of demand in Equation 2.1, identify an example illustrating the effect on the demand for hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles such as the Toyota Prius. Then do the same for e...

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Q: Gasoline prices above $3 per gallon have affected what Enterprise Rental

Gasoline prices above $3 per gallon have affected what Enterprise Rental Car Co. can charge for various models of rental cars. SUVs are $37 with one-day return and subcompacts are $41 with one-day ret...

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