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Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 41
For each of the following situations indicate the proper disclosure of the company's financial statements. In the space provided provide one of
the following answers:
Record as a Liability -
Disclose in the footnotes
Not recorded nor disclosed
A company is sued because their product probably caused bodily injury to 100's of customers. Legal counsel has provided a reasonable estimate
of the loss.
Record as a liability
Neither record or disclose
Not recorded nor disclosed
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