Which of the following statements, pertaining to assessing earnings quality, is incorrect?
A. The characterization of earnings quality is the closeness of reported earnings to economic earnings
B. Recognizing pension expenses during the period in which workers earn future benefits requires judgment and estimation to implement
C. Net cash flows can figuratively be viewed as reflecting a combination of underlying economics, measurement error and intentional bias
D. Allocating depreciation across the periods over which a machine is utilized is an attempt to capture the economics of underlying operating activities