Byrd Company Experienced an Accounting Event That Affected the Elements

question 67

Multiple Choice

Byrd Company experienced an accounting event that affected the elements of its financial statements as indicated below:

Which of the following accounting events could have caused these effects?

• A) Recognized depletion expense under the units-of-production method.
• B) Recognized depreciation expense under the double-declining-balance method.
• C) Amortized patent cost under the straight-line method.
• D) All of these answer choices are correct.

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