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Observe, for example, a CEO who knows that the reported earnings, which he can affect by actions he has the authority to take, determine the stock price. The stock price affects the value of his stock options, but the stock price is determined not by him, but in the stock market by analysts, investors, market makers, and regulators. The emphasis on optimal decisions11 implies that any accounting number that provides information that is relevant for making a decision is valuable. ) In particular, calculation of the expected utility requires understanding si, how to take expectations of Ui, and how the response of other decision makers affects si (see Christensen and Feltham, 2002).
They document rate charges that were 84 (71) basis points lower when voluntary (mandatory) accounting changes were excluded. This finding indicates that borrowers are willing to pay for flexibility that would enable them to avoid breaching debt covenants in the future. The importance of accounting numbers for contracting also explains the difference in the stock market’s reaction to recognition of a transaction as an expense in the income statement rather than disclosure in a footnote to the financial statements.
Phillip Bennet. 6 7 See, Civil Action No. 03-CV-0671(DLC) COMPLAINT SECURITIES FRAUD. A related accounting choice concerns the treatment of in-process research and development costs in acquisitions accounted for by the purchase method. Levitt (1998), and then Press and Dowdell (2004), claim that firms manage earnings by writing these charges off instead of capitalizing them (to be amortized thereafter). 2 The Methods to Manage Earnings 33 • Timing the recognition of revenues and expenses through, for example, timing the sales of assets in order to smooth earnings (see Bartov, 1993; and Gunny, 2005) and deciding whether to capitalize expenses, such as brand name costs (Muller, 1999).