The Rules for Recording Financial Guarantees Require a Company That

question 36

Multiple Choice

The rules for recording financial guarantees require a company that makes a guarantee to record

• A) The smaller of the fair value of the guarantee or the amount that would be required under loss contingency rules
• B) The amount required by the loss contingency rules
• C) The fair value of the guarantee
• D) The larger of the fair value of the guarantee or the amount that would be required under loss contingency rules

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