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Samuelson would use a property rights definition of assets (discussed in the chapter). Do you think that SFAS No. 2 requiring immediate expensing of research and development costs is an example of Sam...
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Why is the efficient-market hypothesis being challenged?
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What is the advantage of being well diversified? Is there a downside? Why or why not?
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If investors are well diversified (e.g., own several hundred stocks), will they have a greater or lesser need for accounting information? What does this say about diversification?
See AnswerQ: In what ways do you think information useful for investors (in
In what ways do you think information useful for investors (in assessing future cash flows) differs from that useful for creditors (in assessing default risk)?
See AnswerQ: What are some limitations of capital market research?
What are some limitations of capital market research?
See AnswerQ: What are abnormal returns (AR) and cumulative abnormal returns (
What are abnormal returns (AR) and cumulative abnormal returns (CARs)? What do they have to do with research in accounting? What do they have to do with accounting standards?
See AnswerQ: Besides the primary investor-creditor group, what other user groups
Besides the primary investor-creditor group, what other user groups could claim to be stakeholders in the firm? How might their information needs be the same as the primary investor-creditor group? Ho...
See AnswerQ: Why do we sometimes say that the dividend discount model is actually
Why do we sometimes say that the dividend discount model is actually an earnings model? How does Lintner’s findings relate dividends and earnings?
See AnswerQ: What are some advantages and disadvantages of using residual income (including
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using residual income (including economic profit and EVA) for performance measurement?
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