Packet L: Tossup 17

This quantity’s “unfulfilled promise” is the subject of a book by Jesse Fried and Lucian Bebchuk, who earlier described how this quantity poses an “agency problem.” If a “principal” is absent, this quantity acts as a “reward for luck,” according to Sendhil Mullainathan and Marianne Bertrand. Richard Tornetta filed a successful suit challenging an unprecedented award of this quantity. (-5[4])After the Dodd–Frank Act, the SEC required companies to hold a nonbinding (-5[1])shareholder vote (-5[1])known as a “say” on this quantity. (10[1]-5[1])In November 2025, shareholders of an automotive (10[1])company approved (10[1])the (10[1])largest ever (10[1]-5[1])version (-5[1])of this (10[1])quantity, (10[7]-5[3])which (10[1])could (10[1])reach (-5[2])1 trillion (10[3])dollars (-5[2])if all (-5[1])goals (10[1]-5[1])are met. (10[6]-5[1])For 10 points, both options and salary (-5[1])often comprise what quantity (10[1])for a corporation’s (10[1])high-ranking management leaders? (10[1])■END■ (10[13]0[9])

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