Earnings Management Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

Earnings management is

• A)when management makes changes in the operations of the firm to ensure that earnings do not increase or decrease too rapidly.
• B)when management makes changes in the operations of the firm to ensure that earnings do not increase too rapidly.
• C)when management makes changes in the operations of the firm to ensure that earnings do not decrease too rapidly.
• D)the practice of using flexible accounting rules to improve the apparent profitability of the firm.
• E)none of the above.

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