QUESTION 1 – Question 10.9 (NEW):If individuals have access to insider information and are able to make large gains on a securities market as a result of using information that is not widely known, then is this an indication that the market is inefficient?QUESTION 2 – Question 10.16 (NEW):Evidence shows that share prices might not fully react to financial accounting information immediately and that abnormal returns might persist for a period of time following the release of information (a case of ‘post-announcement drift’). Does this indicate that securities markets are not efficient and that assumptions about market efficiency should be rejected?QUESTION 3 – Question 10.17:If an organisation’s operations rely heavily on the specialised expertise of its management team, would you expect there to be a higher or a lower correspondence between the net assets recognised in the statement of financial position (balance sheet), and the total market value of the organisation’s securities, relative to an organisation that relies more on tangible assets (for example, commonly used plant and machinery) to generate its income?QUESTION 4 – Question 10.25:Review Accounting Headline 10.7 (SEE END OF SEMINAR 4 QUESTIONS) and explain the reason for the change in the price of Wesfarmers shares. Also, what might have caused the price changes in the shares in the other retail organisations?QUESTION 5 – Question 10.21:Researchers such as Chambers and Sterling have made numerous claims that historical cost information is meaningless and useless. Are the results of capital markets research consistent with this perspective?
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