Explain in Your Own Words Why a Bar Graph Can

question 50

Essay

Explain in your own words why a bar graph can be misleading if one or both of the scales begin at some value other than zero.

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Definitions:

Assets And Liabilities

Represent the resources a company owns or controls (assets) and the obligations it owes to outsiders (liabilities).

Operating Lease

A lease agreement for the use of an asset where the lessor remains the owner, and the lessee does not record the asset on its balance sheet.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life to account for declines in value over time.

Residual Value Guarantee

A commitment to ensure that an asset will have a specified value at the end of its lease term.