The Gabriel Corporation has asked you, a consultant, to recommend an action that is likely to REDUCE potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders. Which action do you propose?

a$.$ Compensating managers with more stock options and less cash income

b$.$ The passage of laws that make it harder for hostile takeovers to succeed

c$.$ A government regulation that banned the use of convertible bonds

d$.$ The firm begins to use only long$-$term debt $($e$.$g$.,$ debt that matures in $30$ years or more$)$ rather than debt that matures in less than one year.

e$.$ Including restrictive covenants in the company's bond indenture $($which is the contract between the company and its bondholders$)$