Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?A. The income statement is put together at a specific point in time​ (end of a business​ quarter, or business​ year) and so the sale could be in one period and the cash received in another period. B. The income statement contains the set of expenses associated with the products or services sold during the current operating​ period, with those expenses not associated with current cash flow labeled as nonminuscash expense items. C. Depreciation is a current expense of a cash outflow in the current period. D. Companies depreciate fixed assets​ (such as office​ furniture, equipment,​ machinery, and​ buildings) over an assigned time​ period, but the initial cash outlay for the fixed asset typically occurs at the time the asset is acquired by the firm.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Depreciation is a current expense of a cash outflow in the current period.

FALSE depreciation is a deferral expense it do not related t oa cash flow

Explanation:

A. The income statement is put together at a specific point in time​ (end of a business​ quarter, or business​ year) and so the sale could be in one period and the cash received in another period.

CORRECT income statement end at a certain date and include transaction under accrual accounting which doesn't relate to cash disbursements or collection

B. The income statement contains the set of expenses associated with the products or services sold during the current operating​ period, with those expenses not associated with current cash flow labeled as nonminuscash expense items

CORRECT It works with accrual accounting

D. Companies depreciate fixed assets​ (such as office​ furniture, equipment,​ machinery, and​ buildings) over an assigned time​ period, but the initial cash outlay for the fixed asset typically occurs at the time the asset is acquired by the firm.

CORRECT the cash disbursements occurs at time zero. Then, the accounting distributes this over several period to decrease the impact in the first period