Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260158762
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 10QS
Which of the following gains or losses would Organic Foods account for as unusual and/or infrequent?
- A hurricane destroys rainwater tanks that result in a loss for Organic Foods.
- The used vehicle market is weak and Organic Foods is forced to sell its used delivery truck at a loss.
- Organic Foods owns an organic farm in Venezuela that is seized by the government. The company records a loss.
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