Events That Can Adversely Affect the Company, Such as Asset

question 14

Multiple Choice

Events that can adversely affect the company, such as asset losses due to theft or spoilage, accounting errors and their consequences, revenue losses, expense overruns, business interruptions, fraud and embezzlement, fines and penalties, civil liabilities, and losses of competitive advantage are called:

• A) risk exposures.
• B) loss exposures.
• C) internal control areas.
• D) audit exposures.

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Definitions:

Accrued Revenue

Income that a company has earned but has not yet received payment for.

Depreciation

The methodical distribution of a physical asset's cost across its lifespan, mirroring its depreciation over time.

Supplies

Items and materials used in the daily operations of a business, often consumable and regularly replaced.

Prepaid Rent

An expense recorded before it is used, representing payment for rent that covers a future period, considered an asset on the balance sheet until the period to which it applies passes.