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Chapter 12, Problem 12.15BE
Classify each of the following accepted accounting practices as conservative or aggressive.
1. Use lower-of-cost-or-market to value inventory.
2. Expense all research and development costs rather than recording some research and development costs as an asset.
3. Record loss contingencies when they are probable and can be reasonably estimated, but do not record gain contingencies until they are certain.
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Classify each of the following accepted accounting practices as conservative or aggressive.1. Use lower-of-cost-or-market to value inventory.2. Expense all research and development costs rather than recording some research and development costs as an asset.3. Record loss contingencies when they are probable and can be reasonably estimated, but do not record gain contingencies until they are certain.
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of the LIFO inventory cost flow assumption?
a. The impact of LIFO liquidation profits
b. It does not match the most recent costs with revenue
c. The possibility of income manipulation by management
d. It impairs comparability between companies using LIFO
Which of the following is an example of a conservative accounting practice? a. Estimate the allowance for uncollectible accounts to be a larger amount.b. Do not write down inventory for declines in net realizable value (estimated selling price).c. Record a lower amount of depreciation expense in the earlier years of an asset’s life.d. Record sales revenue before it is actually earned.
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