The Cost-Benefit Constraint Prescribes That Only Information with Benefits of Disclosure

question 180

True/False

The cost-benefit constraint prescribes that only information with benefits of disclosure less than the costs of providing it, need be disclosed.

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Definitions:

Expected Holding-Period Return

The total return anticipated on an investment over the period it is held, including income and price appreciation.

Probability Distribution

A statistical analysis function that displays every possible outcome and its probability for a random variable, contained within a specific interval.

Dividend

A portion of a company's earnings distributed to shareholders, usually in the form of cash or additional stock.

Fed Funds Rate

The interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight.