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During the life-time of an entity accounting produce financial statements in accordance with which basic accounting concept:(a) Conservation(b) Matching(c) Accounting period(d) None of the above

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Chapter2: Financial Reporting: Its Conceptual Framework

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(a) Conservation
(b) Matching
(c) Accounting period
(d) None of the above

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