If a Parent Company Elects to Use the Partial Equity

question 7

Essay

If a parent company elects to use the partial equity method rather than the cost method to record its investments in subsidiaries, what effect will this choice have on the consolidated financial statements? If the parent company elects the complete equity method?

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