All of the Following Are Criteria That Financial Reporting Requires

question 25

Multiple Choice

All of the following are criteria that financial reporting requires before recognizing an obligation as a liability except:

• A) The transaction or event that gave rise to the obligation has already occurred.
• B) The firm has a present obligation and little or no discretion to avoid the transfer.
• C) The firm must know the precise amount of the obligation before recording it.
• D) The obligation involves a probable future sacrifice of economic benefits-a future transfer of cash, goods, or services; the forgoing of a future cash receipt; or the transfer of equity shares-at a specified or determinable date.The firm can measure with reasonable precision the cash-equivalent value of the resources needed to satisfy the obligation.

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Definitions:

Norms

Shared expectations or rules within a group or culture about how to behave.

Consistent Result

Outcomes or findings that are reliably reproducible under the same conditions, indicating reliability and validity in scientific or analytical experiments.

Objective Evaluation

The process of making a judgment based on impartial analysis of facts and evidence.

Creative Thinkers

Individuals who are able to think in novel and unusual ways and to come up with unique solutions to problems.