Round 11: 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. After the Dodd–Frank Act, the SEC required companies to hold a nonbinding shareholder vote known as a “say” on this quantity. In November 2025, shareholders of an automotive company approved the (10[1])largest ever version of this quantity, which could reach 1 trillion (10[1])dollars if all (-5[1])goals (-5[1])are met. (10[1])For 10 points, both options and salary (-5[1])often comprise what quantity (10[1])for a corporation’s high-ranking management leaders? ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

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