Fraud Can Be Defined As

question 26

Multiple Choice

Fraud can be defined as:

• A) A deliberate misrepresentation to gain an advantage over another party
• B) A cover-up of a mistake made in the financial statements
• C) An error in preparing financial statements
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Return On Investment

A financial metric used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment, calculated by dividing the net profit from the investment by the original cost of the investment.

Residual Income

The income that remains after deducting all required costs of capital from operating income.

Net Operating Income

This is the total profit of a company after operating expenses are subtracted from gross income but before income from investments, interest, and taxes are calculated.

Return On Investment

A measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.