Which of the following is an important impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act:
a. it made private equity markets more attractive compared to public markets
b. it raised the cost of listing a stock in the U.S. relative to other stock exchanges c. it had a chilling effect on managers' willingness to take risks
d. it threatens U.S. listed companies with more lawsuits and brings criminal liability into civil disputes e. all of the other specific choices are correct
e
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not true regarding investments in securities available-for-sale?
a. Firms initially record investments in securities available-for-sale at acquisition cost, including transaction costs. b. If a firm classifies debt securities as available-for-sale, it must amortize any difference between the purchase price and the maturity value of the debt over the remaining term to maturity. c. The amortization of any difference between the purchase price and the maturity value of the debt makes interest revenue on these debt securities differ from the cash receipts for debt service payments. d. On the date of each balance sheet, firms measure securities classified as available-for-sale at fair value. e. The difference between amortized cost for debt securities or the carrying value for equity securities and the fair value of these securities is a realized holding gain or loss.
Which of the companies has the greatest variable cost?
What will be an ideal response?
In handling uncertainty in decision modeling, what does the pessimistic approach do?
A) It assumes the worst possible outcome of one alternative will occur and then avoids it. B) It assumes the worst possible outcome of some alternatives will occur and then selects the best of them. C) It assumes the worst possible outcome of each alternative will occur and then selects the worst of them. D) It assumes the worst possible outcome of each alternative will occur and then selects the best of them.