Failure to Record Depreciation Expense for the Period Results in Which

question 183

Multiple Choice

Failure to record depreciation expense for the period results in which of the following?

• A) Net income being overstated
• B) No effect on total assets
• C) Stockholders' equity being overstated
• D) Both a and c above

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