When a Company Accounts for an Investment Under the Purchase

question 95

Multiple Choice

When a company accounts for an investment under the purchase method of accounting,

• A) the book value of the subsidiary's assets is added to the parent company's assets.
• B) the book value of the subsidiary's liabilities is added to the parent company's liabilities.
• C) the company obviously owns more than 50% of the stock of the investee.
• D) a year-end adjustment is made to increase or decrease the carrying value of the investment to fair market value.

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