The Materiality Constraint

question 127

Multiple Choice

The materiality constraint:

• A)States that an amount can be ignored if its effect on financial statements is unimportant to the user's business decisions.
• B)Requires use of the allowance method for bad debts.
• C)Requires use of the direct write-off method.
• D)States that bad debts not be written off.
• E)Requires that expenses be reported in the same period as the sales they helped produce.

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