The Beasley Corporation has been experiencing declining earnings but has just announced a $50$ percent salary increase for its top

executives. A dissident group of stockholders wants to oust the existing board of directors. There are currently $13$ directors and $40,000$

shares of stock outstanding. Ms$.$ Wright, the president of the company, has the full support of the existing board. The dissident

stockholders control proxies for $19,801$ shares. Ms$.$ Wright is worried about losing her job.

a$-1.$ Under cumulative voting procedures, how many directors can the dissident stockholders elect with the proxies they now hold?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer down to the nearest whole number.

Number of directors

$a-2$ How many directors could they elect under majority rule with these proxies?

One

Two

Three

Four

None

b$.$ How many shares $($or proxies$)$ are needed to elect seven directors under cumulative voting?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.