All of the Following Statements Regarding Changes in Accounting Principles

question 146

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding changes in accounting principles are true except which of the following?

• A) Most changes in accounting principles are only reported in current periods when the principle change takes place.
• B) Changes in accounting principles are allowed when new principles are preferable to old ones.
• C) Most changes in accounting principles are retroactively reported.
• D) Consistency is one of the biggest concerns when a change in accounting principle is undertaken.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The wages and related costs for personnel who are directly involved in the production process of a company's products or services.

Factory Overhead Applied

This term refers to the amount of indirect manufacturing costs allocated to products based on an estimated overhead rate.

Factory Overhead

The indirect costs related to manufacturing, including utilities, maintenance, and salaried staff expenses that cannot be directly traced to specific units produced.

Machine Hours

A measure of production time, calculated by counting the number of hours that machinery is operating in the production of goods.