Many companies assign only the net invoice price for merchandise to inventory and cost of goods sold. All other costs, including transportation and other costs of bringing merchandise to the place of business, are charged to expense of the period in which they are incurred. Which accounting principle or concept is applied in this example?

a. Historical cost
b. Conservatism
c. Matching
d. Cost/Benefit


d

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Negotiators high in extraversion and agreeableness were likely to do worse as they were more susceptible to the trap of ________, which occurs when one party's extreme early offer biases the other party's view of the underlying structure of the situation.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) Increase Assets (Accounts Receivable) and decrease Assets (Cash) B) Decrease Assets (Cash) and decrease Owner's Equity (Owner's Withdrawal) C) Decrease Assets (Cash) and decrease Liabilities (Accounts Payable) D) Increase Assets (Cash) and decrease Owner's Equity (Owner's Withdrawal)

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