Which of the Following Events Would NOT Be Considered Unethical

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events would NOT be considered unethical under IMA standards?

• A) An inventory shipment was received on January 2, but was booked 3 days earlier in order to boost the year-end inventory balance.
• B) An accountant coded an expense to a fixed asset account so that the expense budget would not be overrun at year-end.
• C) A scheduled maintenance service originally planned for late December was delayed until the following year to reduce expenses recorded in the year just ended.
• D) A company shipped products to a customer on January 2, but recorded the transaction on the last day of December to boost revenues in the year just ended.

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