The Mark-To-Market Adjustment

question 99

Multiple Choice

The mark-to-market adjustment:

• A) Affects both the balance sheet and the current period income statement.
• B) Is not made when the current market value of investments in marketable securities is higher than original cost.
• C) May result in either a gain or a loss to be reported in the current period income statement.
• D) Represents a departure from the cost principle.

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