Which of the following would be an example of conservative accounting?

A. Assessing the probability of a contingent liability as probable.
B. Estimating the percentage of bad debts as 6% of accounts receivable instead of 10% of accounts receivable.
C. Estimating warranty costs to be 4% of sales instead of 9% of sales.
D. Estimating that none of the inventory has a market value below cost rather than estimating that some inventory has a market value below cost.


Answer: A

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