Which Statement About Contingencies Is Correct

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which statement about contingencies is correct?

• A)If the future outcome is probable and reliably measurable,a provision is recorded.
• B)If the future outcome is probable,disclosure is required if it is reliably measurable.
• C)If the future outcome is probable,but not reliably measurable,no action is required.
• D)If the future outcome is probable,a provision is required,even if it is not reliably measurable,

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Definitions:

Incentives

Rewards or penalties that motivate individuals or entities to act in specific ways.

Resource May Increase

A scenario in which the available supply of a natural, human, or capital resource grows, potentially affecting economic outputs and markets.

Depletion

The reduction in the quantity or value of an asset, such as a natural resource, over time due to its use or extraction.

Proved Reserves

Quantities of natural resources, such as oil or natural gas, that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered under existing economic and operating conditions.