A Certain Contingent Liability Was Evaluated at Year-End,and Considered to Have

question 95

True/False

A certain contingent liability was evaluated at year-end,and considered to have a remote possibility of becoming an actual liability.If the accountant decided NOT to report it on the balance sheet or in the notes to the financial statement,this could be considered unethical behavior.

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Definitions:

Inventory Turnover

A ratio indicating how often a company sells and replaces its stock of goods during a particular period, a measure of efficiency in managing inventory.

Current Ratio

Indicates the extent to which current liabilities are covered by those assets expected to be converted to cash in the near future; it is found by dividing current assets by current liabilities.

Obsolete

Refers to products, technologies, or methods that are out-of-date, no longer usable, or have been replaced by new versions.

Market Value Ratios

Relate the firm’s stock price to its earnings and book value per share.