Question

Which of the following statements is correct with respect to economic incentives to release financial information?

a. Owners and managers do not have an economic incentive to supply the amount and type of financial information because it has no effect on the company's ability to raise capital at the lowest cost.
b. Companies have an economic incentive to supply the formation investors want in order to raise capital at the lowest possible cost.
c. Because financial disclosures are regulated, owners and managers have little economic incentive to supply the amount and type of financial information that will enable them to raise capital most cheaply.
d. Because companies have an economic incentive to supply information investors want, regulatory groups have intendence over the amount and type of financial information that Comores descone.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

If investors do not have adequate information about the company they are investing, they would demand an higher rate of return. This would increase the cost of raising capital. So, financial managers who want to raise capital at a cheap rate would have the incentive to disclose information