On February 5, 2020, an employee filed a P2,000,000 lawsuit against XYZ Company for damages suffered when plant of the entity exploded on December 29, 2019. The entity's legal counsel believed the entity will probably lose the lawsuit and estimated the loss to be P500,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000 but the entity will not agree to the settlement.

On February 5, 2020, an employee filed a P2,000,000 lawsuit against XYZ Company for damages suffered when plant of the entity exploded on December 29, 2019. The entity's legal counsel believed the entity will probably lose the lawsuit and estimated the loss to be P500,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000 but the entity will not agree to the settlement.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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