Match Each Item with Its Definition

question 98

Multiple Choice

Match each item with its definition.
-Change from one generally accepted accounting principle to another

• A)Useful for comparing one company to another or a company with industry averages
• B)Focuses on a company’s ability to generate net income
• C)The percentage analysis of the relationship of each component in a financial statement to a total within the statement.
• D)An analysis of a company’s ability to pay its current liabilities.
• E)Occurs when a company abandons a segment.
• F)A percentage analysis of increases and decreases in related items in comparative financial statements.
• G)Something that is both unusual and infrequent.
• H)This requires a restatement of prior period financial statements.

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Definitions:

Salvage Value

The estimated resale value of an asset at the end of its useful life, used in calculating depreciation expense.

Depreciation Expense

Depreciation expense is the allocated portion of the cost of a fixed asset, recognized over its useful life, reflecting its decline in value.

Useful Life

The estimated period of time over which an asset is expected to be used by an organization before it is fully depreciated.

Accrued Revenue

Income that has been earned but not yet received or recorded at the date of the financial statements.