The Quantitative Reporting of a Company's Socially Responsible Activities May

question 1

Multiple Choice

The quantitative reporting of a company's socially responsible activities may not be especially useful because:

• A) there can be difficulty in allocating cost accurately to different activities
• B) it provides no indication of the effectiveness of the expenditure incurred
• C) much of the expenditure incurred may simply be the result of complying with legal requirements or enforcement action by government authorities
• D) all of the above

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