If the Financial Reporting Environment Were Unregulated,disclosure Would Occur Voluntarily

question 4

Multiple Choice

If the financial reporting environment were unregulated,disclosure would occur voluntarily

• A)as long as other companies in the reporting company's industry voluntarily disclosed financial information.
• B)only to analysts that the company believes will report favorably on the company's prospects.
• C)only when managers wanted to raise additional capital.
• D)as long as the incremental benefits to the company from supplying financial information exceeded the incremental costs of providing the information.

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Definitions:

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Flexible Budget

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