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Midland Petroleum is holding a stockholders’ meeting next month. Ms. Ramsey is the president of the company and has the support of the existing board of directors. All 11 members of the board are up for reelection. Mr. Clark is a dissident stockholder. He controls proxies for 32,001 shares. Ms. Ramsey and her friends on the board control 52,001 shares. Other stockholders, whose loyalties are unknown, will be voting the remaining 22,998 shares. The company uses cumulative voting.
a. How many directors can Mr. Clark be sure of
electing? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round
down your answer to the nearest whole number.)
b. How many directors can Ms. Ramsey and her
friends be sure of electing? (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round down your answer to the nearest whole
number.)
c-1. How many directors could Mr. Clark elect
if he obtains all the proxies for the uncommitted votes?
(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round down your
answer to the nearest whole number.)
c-2. Will he control the board?
Yes | |
No |
d. If nine directors were to be elected, and
Ms. Ramsey and her friends had 53,001 shares and Mr. Clark had
33,001 shares plus half the uncommitted votes, how many directors
could Mr. Clark elect? (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round down your answer to the nearest whole
number.)