Failure to Prepare an Adjusting Entry at the End of a Period

question 64

Multiple Choice

Failure to prepare an adjusting entry at the end of a period to record an accrued revenue would cause

• A) net income to be overstated.
• B) an understatement of assets and an understatement of revenues.
• C) an understatement of revenues and an understatement of liabilities.
• D) an understatement of revenues and an overstatement of liabilities.

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Definitions:

EPS

Earnings Per Share, a financial ratio that measures the amount of net income earned per share of stock outstanding.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how much a company can increase its operating income by increasing revenue, indicating the ratio of fixed costs to variable costs.

EBIT

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes; a measure of a company's profitability that focuses on earnings generated from its core operations before the impact of financial and tax activities.

Business Risk

The exposure a company or investor faces due to uncertainties in the market or industry that could affect its profitability.