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The four characteristics that can enhance the decision usefulness of relevant and faithfully represented information are
a.comparability, due care, timeliness, and understandability.
b.comparability, verifiability, timeliness, and cost constraint.
c.comparability, verifiability, timeliness, and understandability.
d.comparability, verifiability, consistency, and understandability.
Recognition is the process of formally recording and reporting an item in the financial statements of a company. To be recognized, an item must
a.meet the definition of an element, be measurable, be relevant, and be representationally faithful.
b.meet the definition of an element, be timely, be relevant, and be representationally faithful.
c.meet the definition of an element, be measurable, be consistent, and be representationally faithful.
d.meet the definition of an element, be conservative, be relevant, and be representationally faithful.
Different knowledgeable and independent observers can reach consensus that a particular representation is faithful.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Making information available to decision makers before it loses its capacity to influence decisions.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Capacity to make a difference in a decision, enabling users to predict future outcomes and/or confirm prior expectations
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Overall objective of financial information.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Absence of bias intended to influence financial statement users' behavior in a particular direction.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Presented as accurately as possible, using a process that reflects the best available inputs.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Helps decision makers form expectations about the future.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Full disclosure of all the information necessary to understand the information being reported
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Enables users to identify and explain similarities and differences between two or more sets of economic facts.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
The nature and magnitude of an omission or misstatement that would influence the judgment of reasonable users of that information.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Accounting methods and procedures applied in the same manner from period to period.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Helps decision makers confirm or correct prior predictions or expectations.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
When the words and amounts accurately depict the economic substance of what they purport to depict.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness
Comprehensible to users.
Comparability, Decision usefulness, Relevance, Faithful representation, Predictive value, Confirmatory value, Verifiability, Neutrality, Free from error, Consistency, Materiality, Timeliness, Understandability, Completeness