Question 1 (a) Two years ago, Seattle Co. based in the United States established a...

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Question 1 (a) Two years ago, Seattle Co. based in the United States established a subsidiary in Singapore, so that it could expand its business there. The company hired a manager in Singapore to manage the subsidiary. During the last 2 years, the sales generated by the subsidiary have not grown. Yet, the manager of the subsidiary hired several employees to do the work that he was assigned. The managers of the parent company in the United States have not closely monitored the subsidiary because they trusted the manager of the subsidiary. Now they realize that there is an agency problem. The subsidiary is experiencing losses every quarter, so they need to more closely monitor the management of the subsidiary. Based on the statement above, answer the following questions. i. Identify types of agency problem and justify. Give FOUR (4) strategies for Seattle Co. to solve this

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