Which of the following activities will help achieve the primary goal of financial management?

Select one:

a$.$

A company announces a plan to buy back $10\%$ of its common shares to increase stock price

b$.$

The board approves a plan to borrow money to finance a large cash dividend

c$.$

The company president cuts advertising and research costs to meet market expectations

d$.$

A new product is approved for production after careful research and testing