If a Company Estimates Wrongly, and Records Too Small an Adjustment

question 94

True/False

If a company estimates wrongly, and records too small an adjustment for a "lower of cost or market" adjustment in one period, then its income in later periods will be reduced when the estimation error is corrected.

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