An Issue with Mark-To-Market Accounting When There Is a Highly

question 19

Multiple Choice

An issue with mark-to-market accounting when there is a highly depressed market is that:

• A)Depressed values could be only temporary, portfolios are likely to re-gain value, and thus current unrealized losses are overstated
• B)Depressed values could be not only temporary, portfolios are likely to re-gain value, and thus current losses are overstated
• C)Depressed values could be only temporary, portfolios are not likely to re-gain value, and thus current losses are understated
• D)Depressed values could be only temporary, portfolios are not likely to re-gain value, and thus current non-realized gains are overstated
• E)Depressed values could be only temporary, portfolios are likely to re-gain value, and thus current non-realized losses are understated

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