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Publicly traded companies in the United States are required to file various forms with the SEC, as discussed in Supplement $1$B of your textbook. Using data from sec$.$gov, the following Tableau dashboard shows the total number of Form $8-$K filings each day since February $12,2020($the blue line and right$-$hand axis$)$ and the number of Form $8-$K filings mentioning the adverse effects of COVID$-19$ on the company$$s business $($the orange bars and left$-$hand axis$).$

Using data from sec$.$gov and worldometers.info, the following Tableau dashboard shows the number of reported COVID$-19$ cases in the United States $($the green line and right$-$hand axis$)$ and the number of Form $8-$K filings mentioning the adverse effects of COVID$-19$ on the company$$s business $($the orange bars and left$-$hand axis$).($The dashboard excludes data from weekend dates, during which time the SEC was closed.$)$

$5.$ On March $11,2020,$ the World Health Organization recognized the spread of COVID$-19$ as a pandemic. Did all companies wait until that day to mention COVID$-19$ in Form $8-$K$?$

multiple choice $1$

Yes; this is shown by the increase in disclosures immediately after March $11.$

No; some companies disclosed COVID$-19$ in Form $8-$K before March $11.$

$6.$ What is the main conclusion to draw from the two Tableau dashboards?

multiple choice $2$

The number of Form $8-$K filings that mention COVID$-19$ increased as a result of the increase in the total number of Form $8-$K filings.

The number of Form $8-$K filings that mention COVID$-19$ increased as a result of the increase in the total number of reported COVID$-19$ cases in the United States.

The number of reported COVID$-19$ cases increased as a result of the increase in the number of Form $8-$K filings mentioning COVID$-19.$

The total number of Form $8-$K filings decreased as a result of the increase in the number of reported COVID$-19$ cases in the United States.