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Financial Accounting is the process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, and communicating financial information needed by management to plan, evaluate, and control a company's operations.

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False

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Financial statements are the principal means through which a company communicates its financial information to those outside it.

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True

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Users of financial reports for a company use the information provided by these reports to make their capital allocation decisions.

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True

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An effective process of capital allocation promotes productivity and provides an efficient market for buying and selling securities and obtaining and granting credit.

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True

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The objective of financial reporting is to report the plans made by a company to improve the productivity of its employees.

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False

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Investors are interested in financial reporting because it provides information that is useful for making decisions.

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True

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Users of financial accounting statements have both coinciding and conflicting needs for information of various types.

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True

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The Securities and Exchange Commission appointed the Committee on Accounting Procedure.

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False

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The passage of a new FASB Accounting Standards Update requires the support of five of the seven board members.

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False

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Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts set forth fundamental objectives and concepts that are used by the FASB in developing future standards of financial accounting and reporting.

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True

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The AICPA created the Accounting Principles Board in 1959.

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True

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The FASB's codification creates a new set of GAAP.

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False

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The AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct requires that members prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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True

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GAAP is a product of careful logic or empirical findings and is not influenced by political action.

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False

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has oversight and enforcement authority and establishes auditing and independence standards and rules.

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True

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The expectations gap is due to the difference between what the public thinks accountants should do and what accountants think they can do.

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True

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Financial reports in the early 21st century did not provide any information about a company's soft assets (intangibles).

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False

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Accounting standards are now less likely to require the recording or disclosure of fair value information.

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False

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U.S. companies that list overseas are required to use International Financial Reporting Standards, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

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False

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Ethical issues in financial accounting are governed by the AICPA.

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False

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General-purpose financial statements are the product of

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financial accounting

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Which of the following is NOT a user of financial reports? -Creditors -Government agencies -Unions -All of these are users

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All of these are users

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The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following EXCEPT the -balance sheet -income statement -statement of cash flows -statement of retained earnings

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statement of retained earnings

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The information provided by financial reporting pertains to

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individual business enterprises, rather than to industries or an economy as a whole or to members of society as consumers

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All the following are differences between financial and managerial accounting in how accounting information is used except to -plan and control company;s operations -decide whether to invest in the company -evaluate borrowing capacity to determine the extent of a loan to grant -All are correct

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All are correct

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Which of the following represents a form of communication through financial reporting but not through financial statements?

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President's letter

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The process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, and communicating financial information needed by management to plan, evaluate, and control an organization's operations is called

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managerial accounting

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How does accounting help the capital allocation process attract investment capital?

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By providing timely, relevant information

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Which of the following helps in determining whether a business thrives? -Markets -Free enterprise -Competition -All are correct

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All are correct

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Which of the following is related to an effective capital allocation? -Promoting productivity -Encouraging innovation -Providing an efficient market for buying and selling securities -All are correct

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All are correct

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Financial statements in the early 2000s provide information related to

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hard assets (inventory and plant assets).

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Which of the following is NOT a major challenge facing the accounting profession?

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Accounting for hard assets

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What is the objective of financial reporting?

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Provide information about the reporting entity that is useful to present and potential equity investors, lenders, and other creditors

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Primary users for general-purpose financial statements include

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both creditors and investors

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Which of the following will be of interest to investors in decision-making?

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Both assessing the company's ability to generate net cash inflows and assessing management's ability to protect and enhance the capital provider's investments.

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Accrual accounting is used because

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it provides a better indication of a company's ability to generate cash flows than the cash basis

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Which perspective is adopted as a part of the objective of general-purpose financial reporting?

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An entity perspective

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Which of the following is a requirement for an accounting principle to be called "generally accepted"?

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An authoritative accounting rule-making body has established it and it has been accepted because of its universal application

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A common set of accounting standards and procedures are called

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generally accepted accounting principles

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Which of the following is a general limitation of "general purpose financial statements"?

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General purpose financial statements may not be the most informative for a specific enterprise

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What is the relationship between the Securities and Exchange Commission and accounting standard setting in the United States?

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The SEC has a mandate to establish accounting standards for enterprises under its jurisdiction

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What is due process in the context of standard setting at the FASB? -The FASB operates in full view of the public -Public hearings are held on proposed accounting standards -Interested parties can make their views known -All are correct

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All are correct

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Which of the following organizations has been responsible for setting U.S. accounting standards? -The Accounting Principles Board -The Committee on Accounting Procedure -The Financial Accounting Standards Board -All are correct

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All are correct

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Why did the AICPA create the Accounting Principles Board?

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The previous standard setting organization did not provide a structured set of accounting principles

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Which organization was responsible for issuing Accounting Research Bulletins?

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The Committee on Accounting Procedure

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A characteristic of generally accepted accounting principles include:

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a common set of standards and principles

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Characteristics of generally accepted accounting principles include all of the following EXCEPT

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each principle is approved by the SEC

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Why was it believed that accounting standards were issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board would carry more weight

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Due process

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The passage of a new FASB Accounting Standards Update requires the support of

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four Board members

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What is the purpose of Emerging issues Task Force?

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Provide a consensus on how to account for new and unusual financial transactions

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Which organization is responsible for issuing Emerging Issues Task Force Statements?

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The FASB

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The role of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the formulation of accounting principles can be best described as

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sometimes primary and sometimes secondary

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The body that has the power to prescribe the accounting practices and standards to be employed by companies that fall under its jurisdiction is the

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SEC

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Companies that are listed on a stock exchange are required to submit their financial statements to the

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SEC

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) was proposed by the

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Study Group on establishment of Accounting Principles (Wheat Committee)

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Which of the following is true of the Financial Accounting Standards Board

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The members of the FASB are appointed by the Financial Accounting Foundation

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The Financial Accounting Foundation

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oversees the operations of the FASB

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The major distinction between the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its predecessors, the Accounting Principles Board (APB), is

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all members of the FASB are fully remunerated, serve full time, and are independent of any companies or institutions

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board employs a "due process" system which

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enables interested parties to express their view on issues under consideration.

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Which of the following is NOT a publication of the FASB?

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Accounting Research Bulletins

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FASB Technical Bulletins

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are not expected to have a significant impact on financial reporting in general and provide guidance when it does not conflict with any broad fundamental accounting principle

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The purpose of the Emerging Issues Task Force is to

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issue statements which reflect a consensus on how to account for new and unusual financial transactions that need to be resolved quickly

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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) continues to be involved in all of the following except

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developing auditing standards for public companies

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Which of the following pronouncements were issued by the Accounting Principles Board?

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APB Opinions

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Which of the following organizations has not been instrumental in the development of financial accounting standards in the United States?

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IASB

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Which of the following organizations has not published accounting standards? -American Institute of Certified Public Accountants -Securities and Exchange Commission -Financial Accounting Standards Board -All have published accounting standards

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All have published accounting standards

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The purpose of Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts is to

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form a conceptual framework for solving existing and emerging problems

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Members of the Financial Accounting Standards Board are

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independent of any other organization

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The following are part of the "due process" system used by the FASB in the evolution of a typical FASB Accounting Standards Update: 1. Exposure Draft 2. FASB Accounting Standards Update 3. Preliminary Views The chronological order in which these items are released is as follows:

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3,1,2

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Which of the following is true of generally accepted accounting principles? -GAAP includes detailed practices and procedures as well as broad guidelines of general application -GAAP is influenced by pronouncements of the SEC and IRS -GAAP changes over time as the nature of business environment changes -All of these answer choices are correct

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-All are correct

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The most significant current source of generally accepted accounting principles is the

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FASB

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Which of the following is NOT a part of generally accepted accounting principles? -The FASB Interpretations -The CAP Accounting Research Bulletins -The APB Opinions -All are part of GAAP

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All are part of GAAP

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Which of the following publications does not qualify as a statement of generally accepted accounting principles?

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Accounting research studies issued by the AICPA

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Rule 203 of the Code of Professional Conduct addresses:

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financial statements being based on generally accepted accounting principles

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What is the purpose of a FASB Staff Position?

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Provide interpretive guidance

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Which of the following is NOT considered a component of generally accepted accounting principles?

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Articles published in CPA journals

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Financial accounting standard-setting in the United States

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can be described as a social process which reflects political actions of various interested user groups as well as a product of research and logic

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The purpose of the International Accounting Standards Board is to

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promote uniform accounting standards among countries of the world

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Which of the following is a source of pressure that may influence the accounting standard setting process? -Congress -Lobbyist -CPA firms

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All are correct

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What is a possible danger if politics plays too big a role in accounting standard setting?

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Accounting standards that are not truly generally accepted

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What is the "expectations gap"?

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The difference between what the public thinks the accountant should do and what the accountant thinks they can do

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What is NOT a reason that accounting standards may differ across countries?

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Language

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What would be an advantage of having all countries adopt and follow the same accounting standards?

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Comparability and lower preparation costs

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Which of the following is an ethical concern of accountants?

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Earnings manipulation

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