Provided Is a List of Important Users of Accounting Information

question 130

Multiple Choice

Provided is a list of important users of accounting information. Also provided are descriptions of a major need for accounting information that may be experienced by the various users. Identify the one user group that is most likely to have the need described. (Choices may be used more than once.)
-prospects for getting a raise this year

• A)investors
• B)management
• C)supplier
• D)banker
• E)government
• F)employees
• G)labour union
• H)investors and banker
• I)supplier and banker

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Definitions:

Uncompensated Cost

Costs that occur when an action has effects, positive or negative, on third parties without those parties being compensated.

Social Cost

The total cost of an activity, including both private costs borne by the producer and external costs suffered by others.

External Costs

Costs incurred by someone who does not participate directly in a transaction or activity, often relating to environmental or societal impacts.

Socially Optimal

A condition or point at which the total benefits to society are maximized, often considered in the context of production or distribution of goods and services.