Which of the Following Statements Is Not Correct

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

• A) Prior to the late 1950s and early 1960s,finance was taught primarily as a descriptive,institutional subject viewed more from the standpoint of an outsider than from that of the management of the firm.
• B) History has shown that the types of investments and methods used to analyze investment opportunities have changed as the attitudes of both investors and regulators have changed.
• C) When managerial finance emerged as a separate field of study in the early 1900s,the emphasis was on evaluation and analysis of investments because the economy was in excellent condition at the time,so most individuals had large sums of funds to invest in corporate securities.
• D) One of the responsibilities of the financial manager is to help determine which assets the firm should acquire and the best way to finance those assets.
• E) Sustainability is a long-run concept that focuses on improving the quality of life of all stakeholders,both current and future.

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Definitions:

Stock Acquisition

The process of purchasing shares of a company, thereby obtaining a portion of its ownership.

Voting Control

The power to influence or determine outcomes within an organization or governing body through the right to vote.

Commerce Clause

A provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate trade between states, with foreign nations, and among Indian tribes.

Wickard V. Filburn

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1942 that greatly expanded the power of the federal government to regulate economic activity under the Commerce Clause.