The Accounting Principle of Expense Recognition Is Best Demonstrated by

question 122

Multiple Choice

The accounting principle of expense recognition is best demonstrated by

• A) not recognizing any expense unless some revenue is realized.
• B) associating effort (expense) with accomplishment (revenue).
• C) recognizing prepaid rent received as revenue.
• D) establishing an Appropriation for Contingencies account.

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Definitions:

Avoidable Costs

Expenses that can be eliminated if a particular decision is made or if a particular activity is discontinued.

Irrelevant Costs

Costs that should not influence decision-making because they will not change regardless of the outcome.

Sunk Costs

Past expenditures that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered or altered by current or future actions.

Decision Making

Selecting a course of action from competing alternatives.