Evaluate executive compensation. Is it too much? Is it justified? Is it equitable?

Multiple publications regularly report on CEO compensation. The themes in those reports are usually similar including (a) CEO pay rates tended to grow more rapidly than other executives during the last three decades, (b) CEOs are often paid 250 times (or more!) than their average employee, and (c) CEO pay may not be dependent upon company performance. 

• Evaluate executive compensation. Is it too much? Is it justified? Is it equitable?
• What are the potential factors that contribute to how executives are compensated?
• The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.