When a company makes an accounting change, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require that the company make changes to financial statements of prior years

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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Regarding accounting for troubled debt, which of the following statements is true?

a. The treatment for troubled debt is the same under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS. b. The settlement of troubled debt results in an economic loss to the debtor because the creditor accepts more than the book value of the debt to settle the debt. c. U.S. GAAP uses a "10 percent rule" to determine whether a gain is recognized by the debtor in a troubled debt situation. d. Because IFRS uses the present value approach to determine the magnitude of the settlement for troubled debt, the magnitude of the new book value of the restructured debt will be lower and the gain recognition will be larger under IFRS.

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Define MSO and LAO in a negotiation. Give an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?

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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]On January 1, Year 1, Jing Company purchased office equipment that cost $34,000 cash. The equipment was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and transportation cost was $2,000. The equipment had a five-year useful life and a $12,000 expected salvage value.At the end of Year 5, the equipment was still owned by Jing Company. What is the book value of the office equipment using the straight-line method and double-declining-balance method, respectively?

A. $0 and $0. B. $12,000 and $1,680. C. $12,000 and $12,000. D. None of these answer choices are correct.

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One aspect of demand that makes every forecast inaccurate is:

A) trend variation. B) random variation. C) cyclical variation. D) seasonal variation.

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