Which of the following statements is characteristic of all assets?

In determining Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), an analyst needs to make what adjustments to the net income amount with regards to income statement items? (Select all that apply.)

A local restaurant owner decides to poll individuals randomly regarding how much they would be willing to spend on a romantic dinner for two. The owner takes a preliminary sample of 32 people and finds that the average amount those surveyed were willing to pay is $35 with a standard deviation of $10. The owner is not satisfied, however, because the owner wants to be 95% sure that the mean of the new sample falls within $2 of the true mean. What is the minimum number of people the owner should interview? Note that z=1.96 for a 95% confidence interval.

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A manager at a large gold mining company is trying to determine how a series of recent events will affect the future of his industry.
The following events occur simultaneously:
Flooding damages several gold mines in a region.
The price of platinum, a substitute for gold, increases.
A new government policy mandates an increased wage rate for mine workers.
What should the manager expect regarding the new equilibrium price and quantity for gold?

Accounting standards establish that companies should depreciate a long-lived physical asset, because: