Intermediate Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.22BE
Assumptions in Financial Reporting. Indicate the assumption (going concern, business/economic entity, monetary unit, or periodicity) that best fits the following scenarios.
| Scenario | Related Assumption |
| a. Monro Manufacturing requires that its division managers report to corporate headquarters on a monthly basis. | |
| b. Rainbow Paints, Inc. owns 15% of New Eljam Company. Rainbow does not consolidate this affiliate company because it cannot control New Eljam’s operations. | |
| c. Financial analysts at Nelson Corporation use an infinite-growth assumption in building a model to value the company. | |
| d. Factory buildings are reported on Jack Jones Warehousing Inc.’s balance sheet as the sum of the total cost of two plants; one of the plants was acquired m 1951 and the other was purchased in 2011. |
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an example.
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Salary of the manager of a particular branch of a bank
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