Identify Three Uses of the Costs of Quality Information

question 65

Essay

Identify three uses of the costs of quality information.

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Definitions:

Indirect Bankruptcy Costs

Indirect bankruptcy costs include the intangible costs related to the loss of business, customer trust, and employee morale that a company faces when going through bankruptcy.

M&M Proposition II

It refers to a theory related to capital structure, stating that a firm's cost of equity increases with leverage because the risk to equity holders increases.

Business Risk

The exposure a company or investor has to various factors that can lower its profits or lead to a loss.

Indirect Bankruptcy Costs

Costs associated with bankruptcy that do not involve direct cash payments, such as damage to a company's reputation or loss of customers.