A Certain Contingent Liability Was Evaluated at Year-End; the Company

question 132

Multiple Choice

A certain contingent liability was evaluated at year-end; the company felt it was probable that it would become an actual liability,and the amount could be reasonably estimated.If the accountant decided NOT to report it on the balance sheet or in the notes to the financial statement,what effect would it have on the financial reporting of the company?

• A) There would be no effect.
• B) The liabilities on the balance sheet would be understated.
• C) The information about the transaction would be inadequately disclosed in the notes.
• D) The net income of the company would be understated.

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Definitions:

Conversion Costs

Costs incurred during the transformation of raw materials into finished goods, typically including direct labor and manufacturing overhead.

Process Costing

A costing system used in industries where goods are produced in a continuous process, costs are accumulated by process or department, and averaged over the units produced.

Weighted-Average Method

A costing approach for inventory that determines the cost of goods sold and the final inventory value by averaging the cost of all available units for sale over the period.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used to allocate the costs of producing products that are indistinguishable from each other and are produced in a continuous process.