If I do not have access to a measurement tool with the degree of precision I want, and I am forced to compromise based on estimates (a common outcome in street vending, depending on the street), there are many situations where the 2+2 = 5 result is the fairer one
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It does NOT say that the SEC should ban the concept of rounding altogether in earnings reports and they should be printed with as many significant digits as the paper will hold Because that's absurd
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They're also not directly cheating anyone out of any money, this is a story about companies subjectively creating a more positive impression of themselves than they should in order to appeal to investors
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I suspect in this case it's more that they think they can get away with "well when we added up the numbers before we thought it was 5, which could be legitimately rounded up to 10" if they know anyone who double checks it will get 4 vs if they'd get 3 or less.
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