Earnings Per Share Amounts Are Only Required to Be Presented

question 192

True/False

Earnings per share amounts are only required to be presented for income from continuing operations and net income on the face of the statement.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Expense

The allocated expense of a tangible asset over its useful life, representing the asset's reduction in value due to use and wear and tear.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded against a company's assets over time.

Units-Of-Activity

A depreciation method that allocates the cost of an asset over its useful life based on the number of units it produces or the hours it operates.

Double-Declining-Balance

An accelerated method of depreciation that doubles the standard depreciation rate, resulting in higher depreciation expenses in the earlier years of an asset's life.