Question

: Joe is one of the lead accountants for his company. Last month he was pressured to prepare the financial reports more quickly than usual, which led to errors that went undetected. Joe’s manager was very upset about this, and explained that he was negatively impacting the whole company with his mistakes. Why does the manager react in this manner? A : In order to lower the company’s capital allocation, they need to have timely, reliable financial reports. B : In order to increase the productivity rate at the company and decrease the capital allocation, they need to have reliable financial reports. C : The resources at Joe’s company are limited, and financial reports that are timely and reliable will help attract investment capital. D : The resources at Joe’s company are abundant, and correct financial reports will help attract investment capital.

Answer 1

C) The resources at Joe’s company are limited and timely, reliable financial reports will help attract investment capital.

Step-by-step explanation:

Financial reports are like pictures taken to the company, they do not show how the company is currently working, instead it shows how the company was working at a specific point in time.

Investors usually decide on which companies to invest or not based on the company's financial reports and their own analysis of how the company is being managed. So if you present financial reports that are not properly elaborated and contain mistakes, that shows two negative aspects of the company: either the company's financial health is not that good, or the company is not being properly managed, or both (which is even worse).

Either way those mistakes will cause serious problems to upper management.