Which of the following choices is NOT a common method used by management to manipulate earnings?

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Adjust the timing of costs so that earnings are increased in bad years and decreased in good years, thereby smoothing earnings.

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Adjust the timing of costs so that earnings are further decreased in bad years.

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Make financing costs appear to be operating expenses, so that they will not affect net income from continuing operations.

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Make losses appear to be extraordinary so that they will not affect income from continuing operations.

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