When Deciding Whether to Recognize a Financial Statement Element (Or

question 5

Multiple Choice

When deciding whether to recognize a financial statement element (or not) , and how to measure it, the accountant should

• A)always use estimates.
• B)record "hard" numbers and ignore "soft" numbers.
• C)determine an acceptable level of uncertainty.
• D)recognize a financial statement element even if it cannot be measured.

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