Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

question 24

Multiple Choice

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) :

• A) created a new form of mail and wire fraud.
• B) requires corporate officers to certify their financial statements.
• C) provides for both fines and jail time for corporate fraud
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Equivalent Unit

A measure used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on unfinished products in terms of fully completed units.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the average cost of all similar items in the inventory.

Labor

This refers to the human effort, both physical and mental, used in the production process.

Overhead

The indirect costs associated with manufacturing or delivering a product or service, such as utilities, rent, and administrative expenses.