Economists and Accountants Have Very Different Definitions of Profit

question 91

True/False

Economists and accountants have very different definitions of profit.

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Definitions:

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset that provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.

Rate of Yield

The percentage of return on an investment, calculated by dividing the income generated by the investment by the cost or current market value of the investment.

Stock Listing

The process of adding a company's shares to the available stocks that can be traded on a particular stock exchange.

Stock Listing

Refers to the inclusion of a company's shares on a stock exchange where they can be bought and sold by investors.