In the Current Year, a Firm Has Decided to Dispose

question 95

Multiple Choice

In the current year, a firm has decided to dispose of a segment. Disposal will take place in the next (subsequent) year. Use the following symbols to answer this question on reporting for discontinued operations: P = income on discontinued segment from beginning of current year to date of disposal decision
Q = income on discontinued segment from date of disposal decision to end of current year
R = estimated loss of discontinued segment sale of assets in subsequent year to date of disposal of segment
When determining the amount to disclose as the gain or loss on disposal of the segment for the current period, which of the following should be considered:

• A) P, Q and R
• B) P and Q only
• C) Q and R only
• D) None of P, Q or R

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A visual diagram indicating the variation in the expense of manufacturing an additional unit of a product as its production levels rise.

AVC

Stands for Average Variable Cost, which is the total variable cost per unit of output.

Short-Run Supply

The supply of goods that occurs when the sellers are only able to change some, but not all, conditions of production.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase if other inputs remain constant.