Government Agencies Would Be Most Interested in the Output of ________

question 200

Multiple Choice

Government agencies would be most interested in the output of ________ accountants, while company salespeople would be most interested in the output of ________ accountants.

• A) public; private
• B) private; public
• C) managerial; financial
• D) financial; managerial
• E) financial; financial

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Definitions:

CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model, which describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly stocks, suggesting that investors need to be compensated in two ways: time value of money and risk.

Fama and French

Scholars who developed a three-factor model for explaining the risk and return of stocks and other investments.

Econometrics

The application of statistical and mathematical theories to economics for the purpose of testing hypotheses and forecasting future trends.

Asset Betas

Measure the sensitivity of an asset's returns to market returns, representing the systematic risk of assets not attributable to market-wide movements.