nalyze the following: I – When a component of an entity was discontinued during the year, the component's operating loss of the current period should be included in income statement as part of revenue and expenses. II – If the fair value less cost of disposal is lower than the carrying amount of a non-current asset classified as held for sale, the difference is accounted for as an impairment loss. III – The effect of recording a 100% share dividend would be to leave working capital unaffected, decrease earnings per share and increase book value per share. Given these, we can conclude that: Group of answer choices Only statement II is false. Only statements I and III are true. Only statements I and II are true. Statement III is false.

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Analyze the following:

I – When a component of an entity was discontinued during the year, the component's operating loss of the current period should be included in income statement as part of revenue and expenses.

II – If the fair value less cost of disposal is lower than the carrying amount of a non-current asset classified as held for sale, the difference is accounted for as an impairment loss.

III – The effect of recording a 100% share dividend would be to leave working capital unaffected, decrease earnings per share and increase book value per share.

Given these, we can conclude that:

Group of answer choices

Only statement II is false.

Only statements I and III are true.

Only statements I and II are true.

Statement III is false.

 

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