Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Once a company goes public, it must satisfy all of the requirements of public companies.
• B) Organizations such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities exchanges (including the NYSE and the NASDAQ), and Congress (through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) adopted new standards that focused on more thorough financial disclosure, greater accountability, and more stringent requirements for the board of directors.
• C) The major advantage of undertaking an IPO is also one of the major disadvantages of an IPO: When investors diversify their holdings, the equity holders of the corporation become more concentrated.
• D) Several high profile corporate scandals during the early part of the twenty-first century prompted tougher regulations designed to address corporate abuses.

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Definitions:

Investment Projects

Long-term projects undertaken by a business to generate revenue, increase capacity, or improve efficiency, often requiring significant initial investment.

Scrap Value

The estimated resale value of an asset at the end of its useful life, often considered in depreciation calculations.

Payback Period

The amount of time it takes for an investment to generate enough cash flow to recover its initial cost.

Annual Net Operating Income

The total profit generated from a company's operations over a fiscal year, excluding certain costs and revenues.