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Commerce · Q405

Accounting

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 405

Q405

The cost of a small calculator is treated as an expense and not shown as an asset in a financial statement of a business entity due to

A.
Materiality concept
Answer
B.
Matching concept
C.
Periodicity concept
D.
Conservatism concept

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The cost of a small calculator is treated as an expense and not shown as an asset in a financial statement of a business entity due to Materiality concept. The materiality concept refers to a situation where the financial information of a company is considered to be material from the point of view of the preparation of the financial statements if it has the potential to alter the view or opinion of a reasonable person.