Indicate which of the following accounting policies are conservative by placing an X under Yes or No. Assume inflationary conditions exist.

 

Conservative

 

Yes

No

a. LIFO   inventory

   

b. FIFO   inventory

   

c.   Completed contract method

   

d.   Percentage of completion method

   

e.   Accelerated depreciation method

   

f.   Straight line depreciation method

   

g. A   relatively short estimated life for a fixed asset

   

h. Short   period for expensing intangibles

   

i.   Amortization of patent over five years

   

j. High   interest rate used to compute the present value of accumulated benefit   obligation

   

k. High   rate of compensation increase used in computing the projected benefit   obligation