Which of the following actions would be most likely to reduce potential conflicts of interest between stockholders and managers? Group of answer choices The composition of the board of directors is changed from all inside directors to all outside directors, and the directors are compensated with stock rather than cash. A firm's compensation system is changed so that managers receive larger cash salaries but fewer long-term options to buy stock. Eliminate a requirement that members of the board of directors must hold a high percentage of their personal wealth in the firm's stock. Congress passes a law that severely restricts hostile takeovers. Beef up the restrictive covenants in the firm's debt agreements.

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?