In November 2012,HP Claimed That They Had Weak Earnings Due

question 109

Multiple Choice

In November 2012,HP claimed that they had weak earnings due to questionable accounting by a company that they had taken over.This is an example of

• A) market risk.
• B) systemic risk.
• C) idiosyncratic risk.
• D) liquidity risk.

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