Earnings Management Includes

question 16

Multiple Choice

Earnings management includes:

• A)intentional violations of accounting standards that are individually immaterial, but have the effect of increasing profit materially in aggregate.
• B)inappropriate revenue recognition.
• C)'big bath' charges that make poor results look even worse.
• D)All of the given answers are correct.

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