MATCHING Complete the Following Using the Terms Listed

question 11

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Complete the following using the terms listed.
-Management's acceptance of the obligation to consider profit, consumer satisfaction, and societal well-being of equal value in evaluating the firm's performance is _____.

• A)Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• B)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• C)False Claims Act
• D)integrity
• E)social audit
• F)social responsibility
• G)business ethics
• H)sexual harassment
• I)code of conduct
• J)conflict of interest
• K)Product liability
• L)postconventional stage
• M)Regulation FD
• N)Whistle-blowing
• O)green marketing

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Definitions:

Cost of Equity

The return that investors expect for investing in a company's equity, indicating the compensation the market demands for taking on the risk of owning the stock.

Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The average rate of return a company is expected to pay its security holders, weighted by the proportion of each finance source in the company's structure.

Bonds

Fixed-income investment products representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental.

Preferred Shares

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common shares, usually with fixed dividends.