Ro conducted an empirical study to determine whether the costs of complying with ASR 190 were significant .27 He concluded that the actual burden of ASR 190 compliance costs was not large relative to the value of the firms. However, studies based on direct contact with certain types of users have yielded mixed conclusions. For example, Gerome surveyed the reactions of 244 chief financial officers to ASR 190 and found that the majority found the guidelines to be inadequate .28 In another analysis of responses to replacement cost accounting, Stanga found that commercial lending officers considered replacement cost data to be more reliable than historical cost data .29 Schwarz Bach and Swanson sent questionnaires to controllers of publicly traded companies. Based on 280 replies, they ascertained that about 50% of the time, current cost information is provided