Recent research on CEO behavior tells us that CEOs generally

A. increase their firm's R&D expenditure so as to boost earnings long before they retire.
B. reduce their firm's R&D expenditure so as to boost earnings just before they retire.
C. increase their firm's R&D expenditure so as to boost earnings just before they retire.
D. reduce their firm's R&D expenditure so as to boost earnings long before they retire.


Answer: B

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