Leah, the CEO of SteadyResults Corp

Multiple Choice

Leah, the CEO of SteadyResults Corp., feels that she is underpaid, so she hires a compensation consultant to survey actual competitors of the company.According to agency theory, if SteadyResults performs poorly, her salary will most likely:

A) remain the same as CEO salary is based only on performance.
B) be withheld and paid at a later date as the company is doing poorly.
C) be increased in order to retain her.
D) remain the same as the company is doing poorly.