A Company Showed a Large Restructuring Charge on Its Income

question 1

Multiple Choice

A Company showed a large restructuring charge on its income statement in 2011 and has experienced a constantly rising earnings trend since that time. This would most nearly represent an example of

• A) cookie jar reserves.
• B) creative acquisition accounting.
• C) big bath accounting.
• D) using immaterial transactions to increase reported earnings to meet analysts' expectations.

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