Question 1

Private benefits of corporate control

Accepted Answer

A) are cash flows from owning equity 
B) are equally shared by all investors 
C) are not equally shared by all investors 
D) do not exist 
A) are cash flows from owning equity 
B) are equally shared by all investors 
C) are not equally shared by all investors 
D) do not exist

Question 2

Managers may inappropriately use the residual control rights

Accepted Answer

A) To pay themselves exorbitant perquisites 
B) To divert assets through transfer pricing 
C) To take on unprofitable projects 
D) To invest in positive NPV projects 
A) To pay themselves exorbitant perquisites 
B) To divert assets through transfer pricing 
C) To take on unprofitable projects 
D) To invest in positive NPV projects

Question 3

There would be agency problems only if

Accepted Answer

A) Complete contracts could be written 
B) If managers and shareholders would know all future contingencies 
C) Complete contracts cannot be written 
D) In the absence of conflicts of interest 
A) Complete contracts could be written 
B) If managers and shareholders would know all future contingencies 
C) Complete contracts cannot be written 
D) In the absence of conflicts of interest

Question 4

The main weakness of the 'public corporation' is

Accepted Answer

A) too many shareholders, which makes it difficult to make corporate decision. 
B) relatively high corporate income tax rates. 
C) conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders. 
D) conflicts of interests between shareholders and bondholders. 
A) too many shareholders, which makes it difficult to make corporate decision. 
B) relatively high corporate income tax rates. 
C) conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders. 
D) conflicts of interests between shareholders and bondholders.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) When professional managers have large equity positions of their own in a company with diffused ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
B) When professional managers have small equity positions of their own in a company with concentrated ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
C) When professional managers have small equity positions of their own in a company with diffused ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
D) When professional managers have large equity positions of their own in a company with concentrated ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
A) When professional managers have large equity positions of their own in a company with diffused ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
B) When professional managers have small equity positions of their own in a company with concentrated ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
C) When professional managers have small equity positions of their own in a company with diffused ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings. 
D) When professional managers have large equity positions of their own in a company with concentrated ownership, they have both the power and a motive to engage in self-dealings.

Private benefits of corporate control

Managers may inappropriately use the residual control rights

There would be agency problems only if

The main weakness of the 'public corporation' is

Which of the following statements is correct?

Globalization and the Multinational Firm

International Monetary System

Balance of Payments

Corporate Governance Around the World

The Market for Foreign Exchange

International Parity Relationships and Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rates

Futures and Options on Foreign Exchange

Management of Transaction Exposure

Management of Economic Exposure

Management of Translation Exposure

International Banking and Money Market

International Bond Market

International Equity Markets

Interest Rate and Currency Swaps

International Portfolio Investment

Foreign Direct Investment and Cross-Border Acquisitions

International Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital

International Capital Budgeting

Multinational Cash Management

International Trade Finance

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Exam 21: International Tax Environment and Transfer Pricing

Private benefits of corporate control

Managers may inappropriately use the residual control rights

There would be agency problems only if

The main weakness of the 'public corporation' is

Which of the following statements is correct?

Globalization and the Multinational Firm

International Monetary System

Balance of Payments

Corporate Governance Around the World

The Market for Foreign Exchange

International Parity Relationships and Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rates

Futures and Options on Foreign Exchange

Management of Transaction Exposure

Management of Economic Exposure

Management of Translation Exposure

International Banking and Money Market

International Bond Market

International Equity Markets

Interest Rate and Currency Swaps

International Portfolio Investment

Foreign Direct Investment and Cross-Border Acquisitions

International Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital

International Capital Budgeting

Multinational Cash Management

International Trade Finance

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