Companies use various strategies to boost earnings. One of the most important aspects of financial analysis is to examine the quality of earnings provided by the company. High-quality earnings tend to be Consider the following example of a business practice used by Wizard Company to manage the appearance of it earnings in its income statement: Last year, Wizard announced plans to open ten stores during the next fiscal year. In fact, the company opened three stores during the first quarter. While the remaining seven stores were ready to be opened during the second quarter, company management elected to postpone the launch of five of the new stores until the third and fourth quarters. Based on the information given to you, which of the earnings management (or manipulation) practices applies to Wizard Company in this example? Timing the sale of company assets to keep company earnings growing at a smooth rate Deferring sales to the next quarter-since sales in the current quarter are very strong Timing store openings to keep the company's earnings growth progressing at a smooth rate Companies use various strategies to boost earnings. One of the most important aspects of financial analysis is to examine the quality of earnings provided by the company. High-quality earnings tend to be Consider the following example of a business practice used by Wizard Company to manage the appearance of it earnings in its income statement: Last year, Wizard announced plans to open ten stores during the next fiscal year. In fact, the company opened three stores during the first quarter. While the remaining seven stores were ready to be opened during the second quarter, company management elected to postpone the launch of five of the new stores until the third and fourth quarters. Based on the information given to you, which of the earnings management (or manipulation) practices applies to Wizard Company in this example? Timing the sale of company assets to keep company earnings growing at a smooth rate Deferring sales to the next quarter-since sales in the current quarter are very strong Timing store openings to keep the company's earnings growth progressing at a smooth rate