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Top Gear is a television series about cars, broadcast by the BBC. The program
features races among the different presenters of the show and their celebrity
friends. The races reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the cars being
featured. Detailed car reviews can be found on the Top Gear website
(www.topgear.com/car-reviews).
REQUIRED:
a. Compare the concept of information risk introduced with the information
risk problem faced by potential car buyers.
b. Compare the four causes of information risk faced by users of financial
statements with those faced by the buyer of a car.
c. Compare the three ways users of financial statements can reduce
information risk with those available to the buyer of a car.
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