Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Which of the following are results related to the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?

A firm which opts to "go dark" in response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: 
 
A. 
must continue to provide audited financial statements to the public.

B. 
must continue to provide a detailed list of internal control deficiencies on an annual basis.

C. 
can provide less information to its shareholders than it did prior to "going dark".

D. 
can continue publicly trading its stock but only on the exchange on which it was previously listed.

E. 
ceases to exist.
Refer to section 1.3


44.
Which of the following are results related to the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?

I. increased foreign stock exchange listings of U.S. stocks
II. decreased compliance costs
III. increased privatization of public corporations
IV. increased public disclosure by all corporations 
 
A. 
I and III only

B. 
II and IV only

C. 
I, II, and III only

D. 
II, III, and IV only

E. 
I, III, and IV only
Refer to section 1.3


45.
Which one of the following actions by a financial manager is most apt to create an agency problem? 
 
A. 
refusing to borrow money when doing so will create losses for the firm

B. 
refusing to lower selling prices if doing so will reduce the net profits

C. 
refusing to expand the company if doing so will lower the value of the equity

D. 
agreeing to pay bonuses based on the market value of the company stock rather than on the firm's level of sales

E. 
increasing current profits when doing so lowers the value of the firm's equity
Refer to section 1.4


46.
Which of the following help convince managers to work in the best interest of the stockholders? Assume there are no golden parachutes.

I. compensation based on the value of the stock
II. stock option plans
III. threat of a company takeover
IV. threat of a proxy fight 
 
A. 
I and II only

B. 
III and IV only

C. 
I, II, and III only

D. 
I, III, and IV only

E. 
I, II, III, and IV
Refer to section 1.4

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