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 14 directors and 39,000 shares of stock outstanding. Mr. Wright, the president of the company, has the full support of the existing board. The dissident stockholders control proxies for 19,401 shares. Mr. Wright is worried about losing his job.

a-1. Under cumulative voting procedures, how many directors can the dissident stockholders elect with the proxies they now hold? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer down to the nearest whole number.)

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 eight directors under cumulative voting?