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Harrow Co. is a multi-million business. The business results for the year have been seriously impacted by a slowing economy. The company wants to improve its net income. It has incurred $2,500,000 in unpaid salaries at the end of the year and wants to leave those amounts unrecorded at the end of the year. (a) How would this omission affect the financial statements of Harrow? (b) Which accrual basis of accounting principles does this omission violate? (c) Would this be considered an ethical problem?


Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The additional charge associated with manufacturing an extra unit of a product or service.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the level of output or production, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income from selling one more unit of a good or service.

Demand Function

A mathematical expression that describes the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded by consumers.

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