The Principal Benefit of Separately Reporting Discontinued Operations Is to Enhance

question 164

Multiple Choice

The principal benefit of separately reporting discontinued operations is to enhance:

• A) predictive ability of future profitability.
• B) consistency in reporting.
• C) intraperiod continuity.
• D) comprehensive reporting.

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Definitions:

Erik Erikson

A psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Abraham Maslow

A psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology that prioritizes human needs in the shape of a pyramid, with the most fundamental needs at the bottom.

Psychodynamic Theory

A psychological theory that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we're not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.