Which of the Following Tends to Cause Differences Between Market

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tends to cause differences between market values and book values?
I.Accounting often creates a dichotomy between realized and unrealized income.
II.Accountants allocate goodwill when a firm is acquired for more than book value.
III.Many accounting values are transactions-based and hence backward-looking.
IV.The use of fair-value accounting.
V.Accountants refuse to assign a cost to equity capital.

• A) I and II only
• B) I and III only
• C) II and IV only
• D) I, III, and IV only
• E) I, III, and V only
• F) I, III, IV, and V only

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