Valuing Assets at Their Liquidation Values Rather Than Their Cost

question 67

Multiple Choice

Valuing assets at their liquidation values rather than their cost is inconsistent with the

• A)periodicity assumption.
• B)matching principle.
• C)materiality constraint.
• D)historical cost principle.

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