Failure to Record Amortization Expense on a Patent During the Current

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Multiple Choice

Failure to record amortization expense on a patent during the current year will result in which of the following?

• A)Net income will be overstated, but there would be no effect on total assets.
• B)Net income for the year and total assets would both be overstated.
• C)Assets will be overstated, but there would be no effect on net income for the year.
• D)Net income and assets will both be understateD.Failure to record patent amortization results in an understatement of expenses and therefore an overstatement of net income.Assets are overstated because the patent account was not reduced by the amortization that was not recorded.

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Definitions:

Income Statement

A document detailing a firm's incomes and expenditures within a certain timeframe, ultimately revealing the net profit or deficit for that interval.

Revenues

The aggregate sum of funds a business accrues from selling goods or delivering services in a given timeframe.

Expenses

Costs incurred by a business in the process of earning revenue, often classified as operating or non-operating expenses.

Miscellaneous Expense

Small, often unpredictable expenditures that don't fit neatly into a designated budget category.