Which Statement About Contingent Liabilities Is Correct

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which statement about contingent liabilities is correct?

• A)It is a present obligation that will probably result in the economic outflow of resources.
• B)It involves uncertainty about either the timing of payment or the amount of payment.
• C)It is an obligation that arises from past transactions and events and can be reliably measured.
• D)It is a present obligation that arises from past events but it cannot be reliably measured.

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Definitions:

Negative Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model time between events in a Poisson process, indicating a constant rate of occurrence.

Average Arrival Rate

A metric used to measure the rate at which entities (customers, goods, etc.) arrive at a facility or system over a specified period.

Average Service Rate

The average number of customers or units that can be processed over a certain time frame in a service system.

Expected to Stay

An estimation of the duration or likelihood that an individual or item remains in a particular state or location.