Which of the following statements is correct? a. the standardized budget and the actual budget differ because the latter does not take government transfer payments into account. b. the standardized budget is less likely to show a deficit than is the actual budget. c. the standardized budget and the actual budget will show the same size deficit or surplus in any given fiscal year. d. the standardized budget is more likely to show a deficit than is the actual budget.

Which of the following actions would be most likely to reduce potential conflicts of interest between stockholders and managers? a. change the corporation's formal documents to make it easier for outside investors to acquire a controlling interest in the firm through a hostile takeover. b. eliminate a requirement that members of the board of directors must hold a high percentage of their personal wealth in the firm's stock. c. for a firm that compensates managers with stock options, reduce the time before options are vested, i.e., the time before options can be exercised and the shares that are received can be sold. d. pay managers large cash salaries and give them no stock options. e. beef up the restrictive covenants in the firm's debt agreements.