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Interpreting the Financial PressThe October 4, 2004, edition of BusinessWeek presented an...

Interpreting the Financial Press

The October 4, 2004, edition of BusinessWeek presented an article titled "Fuzzy Numbers" on issues related to accrual accounting and its weaknesses that have led some corporate executives to manipulate estimates in their favor, sometimes fraudulently. You can access the article on the text's website at www .mhhe.com/libbv7e.

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Read the article and then answer the following questions:

1. What is accrual accounting?

2. What does the article's title "Fuzzy Numbers" mean?

3. What does the article suggest about the reforms adopted by Congress and the SEC?

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