Manning Company Has the Following Items: Write-Down of Inventories, $360,000;

question 20

Multiple Choice

Manning Company has the following items: write-down of inventories, $360,000; loss on disposal of Sports Division, $555,000; and loss due to strike, $359,000. Ignoring income taxes, what amount should Manning Company report as extraordinary losses?

• A) $ -0-.
• B) $555,000.
• C) $719,000.
• D) $914,000.

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