Carroll Co

question 243

Essay

Carroll Co. is a multi-million dollar business. The business results for the year have been impacted significantly by a slowing economy. The company wants to increase its net income. It has incurred
$2,900,000 in unpaid salaries at the end of the year and wants to leave those amounts unrecorded at the end of the year. (a) How would this omission affect the financial statements of Carroll? (b) Which accrual basis of accounting principles does this omission violate? (c) Would this be considered an ethical problem?

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Definitions:

Inelastic

A characteristic of goods or services for which demand or supply does not significantly change in response to price changes.

Long Run

A period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for adjustment to changing market conditions.

Short Run

A time period in which at least one input is fixed, limiting the adjustments that a firm can make to its production.

Binding Price Ceiling

A binding price ceiling is a government-imposed limit on the price charged for a product that is set below the market equilibrium price, leading to shortages.