Indicate the Nature of Each of the Situations Described Below

question 144

Essay

Indicate the nature of each of the situations described below using the following three-letter code.
CODE DESCRIPTION
CPR: Change in principle reported retrospectively
CPP: Change in principle reported prospectively
CES: Change in estimate
CRE: Change in reporting entity
PPA: Prior period adjustment required
____ Change from FIFO inventory costing to LIFO inventory costing.
____ Change from LIFO inventory costing to FIFO inventory costing.
____ Change in the composition of a group of firms reporting on a consolidated basis.
____ Change to the installment method of accounting for receivables.
____ Change in actuarial assumptions for a defined benefit pension plan.
____ Change from sum-of-the-years' digits depreciation to straight-line.
____ Change from expensing extraordinary repairs erroneously recorded as an expense to capitalizing the expenditures.
____ Change in the percentage used to determine warranty expense.
____ Change from reporting postretirement benefits according to the provisions of U.S. GAAP.
____ Change in the residual value of machinery.

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Definitions:

Dividends

Distributions of earnings given by a company to its stockholders, typically from the profits made.

Labor Supply Curves

Graphical representation showing the relationship between different wage levels and the quantity of labor workers are willing to supply, generally sloping upwards indicating that higher wages attract more labor.

Movements of Workers

Refers to the geographical or occupational mobility of labor, which includes migration or changes in jobs within or across industries.

Increases in Productivity

An improvement in the efficiency of producing goods and services, often resulting in more output for the same amount of input.