Essay
In October 2002, Duke Power, the regulated electricity utility of the United States (US) corporation Duke Energy, agreed to pay $25 million to its customers to settle allegations by regulators in North and South Carolina that it had underreported net earnings by about $123 million between 1998 and 2002. The underreporting of net earnings by Duke Energy was allegedly undertaken in order to avoid having to cut its electricity rates.
Required:
Explain what is meant by the term 'economic consequences' and relate this to the underreporting of net earnings by Duke Energy.
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