While AASB 6 Prefers the Area-Of-Interest Method Among Other Alternatives

question 54

Essay

While AASB 6 prefers the area-of-interest method among other alternatives to account for pre-production costs,is there scope for managers to manipulate their accounting policy to adopt an alternative method?
Discuss.

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