State the accounting assumption, principle, or constraint that is most applicable in the following cases. 1. Financial statements are prepared each year. 2. The company employs the same inventory valuation method from period to period. 3. All significant post-balance sheet events are reported. 4. A patent is capitalized and amortized over the periods benefited. 5. Assuming that dollars today will buy as much as ten years ago. 6. Rent paid in advance is recorded as prepaid rent. 7. All payments less than $25 are expensed as incurred. 8. Personal transactions of the proprietor are distinguished from business transactions