Agency Problem. In 2005, Qwest Communications International Inc. ended its pursuit of MCI Inc. While the Denver-based company had worked hard to win Virginia-based MCI, Qwest walk away from a bidding war with Verizon Communications Inc., a large New York-based phone company, when Qwest's increasingly expensive effort seemed futile. Ending a furious three-month bidding war, long-distance phone titan MCI turned down a $9.74 billion takeover offer from Qwest, a local and long-distance phone company, in favor of a $8.44 billion offer from the more financially secure Verizon. At the time, some of MCI's largest shareholders criticized MCI's board for taking the lower bid and urged Qwest to persist, but Qwest declined.
A. What is the potential agency problem at Qwest?
B. What is the source of agency problems within Qwest and similar companies?

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The Answer of Agency Problem. In 2005, Qwest Communications International Inc. ended its pursuit of MCI Inc. While the Denver-based company had worked hard to win Virginia-based MCI, Qwest walk away from a bidding war with Verizon Communications Inc., a large New York-based phone company, when Qwest's increasingly expensive effort seemed futile. Ending a furious three-month bidding war, long-distance phone titan MCI turned down a $9.74 billion takeover offer from Qwest, a local and long-distance phone company, in favor of a $8.44 billion offer from the more financially secure Verizon. At the time, some of MCI's largest shareholders criticized MCI's board for taking the lower bid and urged Qwest to persist, but Qwest declined.
A. What is the potential agency problem at Qwest?
B. What is the source of agency problems within Qwest and similar companies?