Financial Accounting, Student Value Edition (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134114811
Author: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1SE
Accounting principles (Learning Objective 4) 5-10 min.
Place the corresponding letter of the definition next to the term.
________ 1. Cost principle | a. An organization that stands as a separate economic unit must not have its financial affairs confused with that of other entities. |
________ 2. Business entity principle | b. Data must be verifiable. |
________ 3. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles | c. These are the standards developed by FASB. |
________ 4 Reliability principle | d. Acquired assets and services should be recorded at their actual cost. |
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