Buffett Company Experienced an Accounting Event That Affected Its Financial

question 42

Multiple Choice

Buffett Company experienced an accounting event that affected its financial statements as indicated below: Which of the following accounting events could have caused these effects on Buffett's statements?

• A)Recognized depletion expense under the units-of-production method.
• B)Recognized depreciation expense under the double declining balance method.
• C)Amortized patent cost under the straight-line method.
• D)Any of these.

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