The board of directors is faced with making a decision on one of the following projects:

a) A new product with high profit margins and with preliminary research showing strong consumer appreciation.

b) New software that will produce more detailed disclosure of relevant and required financial information in a userfriendly webbased environment.

c) Pollution control mechanisms that will reduce the effluent into the nearby river, which is popular with local residents, to zero.

d) a report from compensation experts that will closely align executive compensation and their motivation with the goals of the shareholders