Chapter 15, Problem 38DQ

I need answer financial accounting queen

What accounting principle requires using the same accounting methods and principles from one period to another?a) Materiality principleb) Consistency principlec) Matching principled) Revenue recognition principle

The audited accounts of Lindsay Co. for year-end August 31, 2014 show a profit of $3,115,000 after charging the following:  Depreciation      430,000   Rent        175,000Legal fees   1,350,000Audit fees       88,000       Donations       119,000Bad debts       242,000Foreign Travel      395,750Interest payments      62,375  Other Information:    a. Legal fees are as follows:  Expenses in respect of recovery of debts, $585,000  Expenses related to the increase private share capital, $765,000  b. Lindsay Co. donated $65,500 to UTECH University and $53,500 to HELP, a private charity registered under the Charities Act.  c. Bad debts are as follows: • A loan of $76,130 to Derek Stan who failed to repayit. • $63,017, owed by Simplicity Ltd. which was declared bankrupt. • The balance is a percentage of receivables at year end which is deemed to be bad. d. Foreign travel expense included $268,210 for a vacation package for the marketing manager’s and his family plane tickets. The remaining…