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Health Plan Finance and Risk Management Questions 86–90 (page: 19)

For this question, select the answer choice containing the terms that correctly complete blanks A and B in the paragraph below. The FASB mandates that accounting information must exhibit certain qualitative characteristics. One of these characteristics is ________A________, which means that a company's financial statements use the same accounting policies and procedures from one accounting period to the next, unless there is a sound reason for changing a policy or procedure. Another characteristic is _________B________, which requires a company to disclose in its financial statements all significant financial information about the company.

The accounting department of the Enterprise health plan adheres to the following policies:
Policy A--Report gains only after they actually occur
Policy B--Report losses immediately
Policy C--Record expenses only when they are certain
Policy D--Record revenues only when they are certain

Of these Enterprise policies, the ones that are consistent with the accounting principle of conservatism are Policies

This concept, which holds that a company should record the amounts associated with its business transactions in monetary terms, assumes that the value of money is stable over time. This concept provides objectivity and reliability, although its relevance may fluctuate.

From the following answer choices, choose the name of the accounting concept that matches the description.

This concept, which is an extension of the going-concern concept, holds that the value of an asset that a company reports in its accounting records should be the asset's historical cost, not its current market value. Although this concept offers objectivity and reliability, it may lack relevance, particularly for assets held for a long period of time.

From the following answer choices, choose the name of the accounting concept that matches the description.

In the following paragraph, a sentence contains two pairs of words enclosed in parentheses.

Determine which word in each pair correctly completes the statement. Then select the answer choice containing the two words that you have selected.

The Igloo health plan recognizes the receipt of its premium income during the accounting period in which the income is earned, regardless of when cash changes hands. However, Igloo recognizes its expenses when it earns the revenues related to those expenses, regardless of when it receives cash for the revenues earned. This information indicates that the (realization/capitalization) principle governs Igloo's revenue recognition, whereas the (matching/initial-recording) principle governs its expense recognition.