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In the following paragraph, a sentence contains two pairs of words enclosed in parentheses. Determine which word in each pair correctly completes the statement. Then select the answer choice containing the two words that you have selected.
The Igloo health plan recognizes the receipt of its premium income during the accounting period in which the income is earned, regardless of when cash changes hands. However, Igloo recognizes its expenses when it earns the revenues related to those expenses, regardless of when it receives cash for the revenues earned. This information indicates that the (realization/capitalization) principle governs Igloo's revenue recognition, whereas the (matching/initial-recording) principle governs its expense recognition.