Answered: Relevant evidence.

Business

Accounting

Relevant evidence.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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Evidence that tends to make some fact in issue more or less likely than it would be without the evidence is called: A. Relevant evidence. B. Authenticated evidence. C. Direct evidence. D. Real evidence.

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