Under GAAP, a Company Should Identify Its Operating Segments for Financial

question 94

Essay

Under GAAP, a company should identify its operating segments for financial reporting through the use of the "management approach." The management approach is based on the way a company's management organizes the company's segments for making operating decisions and for assessing performance.
Required:
Describe how a company determines an operating segment using the "management approach."

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