The chapter indicates certain general criteria for reports. For each of the examples below, explain what criteria
Question:
The chapter indicates certain general criteria for reports. For each of the examples below, explain what criteria you believe have been violated:
A. A boss asked a research assistant to find out what the longest river in the world was. The assistant gave the boss a book that contained a list of longest rivers.
B. Information that was needed for a Board of Directors meeting on Monday was not ready until three days later.
C. An executive wanted to know which of five products had been most profitable during the month of February. She received a report showing the profitability of four of the five products for the first two weeks of February.
D. A report contained a table of information that contained numerous figures like 106835425.1224, in six-point font.
E. A report contained good news that was prominently displayed, with some big graphs to highlight it, but the bad news was only briefly mentioned in the last pages, with no graphs to highlight it.
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Introductory Accounting A Measurement Approach For Managers
ISBN: 9781138956216
1st Edition
Authors: Daniel P. Tinkelman