Both Overstatements and Understatements Must Be Considered When Allocating Materiality

question 135

True/False

Both overstatements and understatements must be considered when allocating materiality to balance sheet accounts.

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Definitions:

Activity Base

An activity base is a measure used in managerial accounting to allocate costs, based on activities that drive costs, as part of activity-based costing (ABC).

Service Departments

Departments within a company that support the primary operations but don't directly generate revenue.

Profit Margin

A financial metric used to assess a company's profitability by comparing net income to sales; calculated as (Net Income / Sales) * 100.

Income From Operations

The earnings generated from a company’s core business activities, excluding any gains or losses from investments and other non-operational sources.