Which of the Following Reasons, Explaining the Difficulty of Reporting

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reasons, explaining the difficulty of reporting, is unique to environmental and social impacts? (In other words, which of the explanations is an issue relating to environmental and social costs, but does not relate to other costing issues faced by firms?)

• A) Future ecological and social issues are not yet known.
• B) Many costs and benefits are external (they occur outside the organisation).
• C) Many costs and benefits are difficult to quantify.
• D) None of the given answers

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Definitions:

Slave Patrols

Organized groups of white men who monitored and enforced discipline upon black slaves in the antebellum U.S. South.

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government of Virginia, partially fueled by discontent with how Native American relations were handled.

Colonial Authorities

Officials or governing bodies who exercise control in colonies, often representing the interests of the imperial mother country.

Manumission

The act of a slave owner freeing their slaves; historically common prior to the abolition of slavery.