$2$ pts

All else equal, in which of the following forms of business would the possibility of an agency problem be the greatest?

A U$.$S$.$ corporation that gives company shares as incentives to its managers.

A U$.$S$.$ corporation in which individual stockholders own extremely small proportions of the company.

A foreign corporation with concentrated ownership; that is$,$ it has relatively few owners.

A proprietorship in which the owner is actively managing the business operations.

A partnership in which all the partners share management and decisionmaking responsibilities equally.