Suppose a firm has 50 million shares of common stock outstanding and eight candidates are up for

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Suppose a firm has 50 million shares of common stock outstanding and eight candidates are up for election to six seats on the board of directors. (LG 8-1)

a. If the firm uses cumulative voting to elect its board, what is the minimum number of votes needed to ensure election to the board?

b. If the firm uses straight voting to elect its board, what is the minimum number of votes needed to ensure election to the board? LO.1

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Financial Markets And Institutions

ISBN: 9781259919718

7th Edition

Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett

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