FUNDAMENTAL ACCT PRIN CONNECT ACCESS
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Chapter 17, Problem 21QS
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Concept Introduction: Unusual gain or loss is an abnormal gain or loss, unrelated to ordinary business operations. It is both unusual and infrequent. IFRS treat income or expense that are unusual as non-recurring item. Under GAAP, unusual items are either reported in financial statements or disclosed in notes to financial statements.
The given gain or losses are unusual or infrequent.
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FUNDAMENTAL ACCT PRIN CONNECT ACCESS
Ch. 17 - Prob. 1QSCh. 17 - QS 17-2 Standard of comparison C2
Identify which...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3QSCh. 17 - Trend percents P1 Use the following information to...Ch. 17 - QS17-5 Common-size analysis P2
Refer to the...Ch. 17 - QS 17-6 Computing current ratio and acid-test...Ch. 17 - QS 17-7 Computing accounts receivable turnover and...Ch. 17 - QS 17-8 Computing inventory turnover and days'...Ch. 17 - QS17-9 Computing total asset turnover P3
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Ch. 17 - Prob. 11QSCh. 17 - QS 17-12 Computing price-earnings ratio and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 13QSCh. 17 - Prob. 14QSCh. 17 - QS 17-15A Identifying unusual and/or infrequent...Ch. 17 - Prob. 16QSCh. 17 - Prob. 17QSCh. 17 - Prob. 18QSCh. 17 - Prob. 19QSCh. 17 - Prob. 20QSCh. 17 - Prob. 21QSCh. 17 - Prob. 22QSCh. 17 - Exercise 17-1
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Match...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2ECh. 17 - Prob. 3ECh. 17 - Prob. 4ECh. 17 - Prob. 5ECh. 17 - Prob. 6ECh. 17 - Prob. 7ECh. 17 - Prob. 8ECh. 17 - Prob. 9ECh. 17 - Prob. 10ECh. 17 - Exercise 17-11 Analyzing profitability P3 Q Refer...Ch. 17 - Prob. 12ECh. 17 - Prob. 13ECh. 17 - Prob. 14ECh. 17 - Prob. 15ECh. 17 - Exercise 17-16 Interpreting financial ratios A1 P3...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17ECh. 17 - Prob. 18ECh. 17 - Problem 17-1A Calculating and analyzing trend...Ch. 17 - Problem 17-2A Ratios, common-size statements, and...Ch. 17 - Problem 17-3A
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