Nero and Olav Each Buy Certain Quantities of Oil to Sell

question 66

Multiple Choice

Nero and Olav each buy certain quantities of oil to sell to Petro Refinery, and agree to share storage costs until Petro can take delivery. The oil is commingled so that Nero's oil cannot be distinguished from Olav's. This is

• A) accession.
• B) confusion.
• C) conversion.
• D) irresolution.

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Definitions:

Account Balance

The amount of money present in an account at any given time, reflecting all transactions such as deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned.

Financial Statement

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Temporary/Permanent

In accounting, this distinction refers to how certain accounts (temporary) close at the end of a fiscal period, while others (permanent) carry their balances forward.

Account Balance

The difference between the debits and credits recorded in an account.