If a Company Mistakenly Forgot to Record Depreciation on Office

question 64

Multiple Choice

If a company mistakenly forgot to record depreciation on office equipment at the end of an accounting period, the financial statements prepared at that time would show:

• A) Assets overstated and equity understated.
• B) Assets and equity both understated.
• C) Assets overstated, net income understated, and equity overstated.
• D) Assets, net income, and equity understated.
• E) Assets, net income, and equity overstated.

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Definitions:

Argumentum Ad Baculum

A fallacy that uses the threat of force or intimidation to persuade others to accept a conclusion.

False Analogy

A logical fallacy where two unlike things are compared in an argument, leading to a misleading or flawed conclusion.

Bandwagon Fallacy

The error of assuming something is true or right simply because many people believe it to be so.

Circular Reasoning

A logical fallacy in which the argument's conclusion is supported by premises that assume the conclusion's truth.