Question 1

To encourage individuals to serve on boards of directors,legislatures have enacted a variety of measures to protect the good faith and due diligent activities of directors.Discuss the types of measures enacted by state legislation.

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Question 2

Shareholders of Mitas Corp.are concerned that the directors are not performing their tasks properly for the benefit of the corporation.Discuss what must be done by the shareholders before bringing a derivative suit.

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Question 3

Tye,a director at Big Co. ,suspects wrongdoing within Big Co.and after investigation,uncovers legal violations.Discuss the steps that must be taken under current law in light of this discovery.

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Question 4

Chris,Miller,and Kacy created a limited liability company by filing the articles of organization,appointing a statutory agent,and paying the appropriate filing fee.They also agreed to run the LLC themselves,making it a member-managed LLC.Chris entered an agreement whereby he purchased 1,000 barrels of oil.Neither Miller nor Kacy believe that Chris paid a good price for the oil.Nevertheless,Chris argues that the LLC is bound by the contract he entered.Is Chris correct? Explain.

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Question 5

Jalenos owned voting stock in Altech,Inc.He submitted a 700-word shareholder proposal to management one week before the next shareholders' meeting.The proposal called for the firing of Carter,who was the president of Altech.Management rejected Jalenos' proposal.Point out the problems with Jalenos' proposal.

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Question 6

Mannix owned 200 shares of Leo Deliveries,Inc.Leo had 600 shares total.Leo decided to increase its capital stock to 1,200.Assuming that Mannix elected to exercise his preemptive rights,how many shares would he be entitled to?

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Question 7

Dave,a manager for Small Co. ,has authority to contract for credit sales of up to $100,000.Dave decides to extend $300,000 of credit for Christmas merchandise to a new customer with solid financial statements.Discuss if Small Co.is bound by this transaction and how Small Co.might choose to be bound if not already bound.

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Question 8

Joe sells his stock in Big Co.to Mary.Discuss what Mary must do to be recognized as a shareholder in Big Co.

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Question 9

Sam,a manager at Small Co. ,is confronted with a difficult business decision.Discuss what Sam must do to meet the duty of due diligence in making his decision.

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Question 10

Seventy shareholders of a large chemical plant entered into a pooling agreement to vote against the corporation's plan to acquire a smaller chemical manufacturing company.On the day of the vote,25 of the shareholders in the pooling agreement broke the agreement and voted for the acquisition.Brian,one of the shareholders in the pooling agreement who voted against the acquisition,said he was going to bring a lawsuit for breach of contract against the shareholders who broke the agreement.Can Brian expect to win such a lawsuit? Why or why not?

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Quiz 27: Managing the Corporate Entity