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Chapter 13, Problem 32GOQ
Which of the following statements is not typical of property, plant, and equipment as compared to most current asset accounts?
- (1) A property, plant, and equipment cutoff error near year-end has a more significant effect on net income.
- (2) Relatively few transactions occur in property, plant, and equipment during the year.
- (3) The assets involved with property, plant, and equipment ordinarily have relatively longer lives.
- (4) Property, plant, and equipment accounts typically have a higher dollar value.
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Charlie Brown, controller for Kelly Corporation, is preparing the company's income statement at year-end. He notes that the company lost a considerable sum on the sale of some equipment it had decided to replace. Since the company has sold equipment routinely in the past, Brown knows the losses cannot be reported as an unusual item. He also does not want to highlight it as a material loss since he feels that will reflect poorly on him and the company. He reasons that if the company had recorded more depreciation during the assets' lives, the losses would not be so great. Since depreciation is included among the company's operating expenses, he wants to report the losses along with the company's expenses, where he hopes it will not be noticed.
Answer the following questions:
(a) What are the ethical issues involved?
(b) What should Brown do?
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