If a Subsidiary Re-Acquires Its Outstanding Shares from Outside Ownership

question 40

Multiple Choice

If a subsidiary re-acquires its outstanding shares from outside ownership for more than the noncontrolling interest valuation basis at the date of buying such treasury stock, which of the following statements is true?

• A) Additional paid-in capital on the parent company's books will decrease.
• B) Investment in subsidiary will increase.
• C) Treasury stock on the parent's books will increase.
• D) Treasury stock on the parent's books will decrease.
• E) No adjustment is necessary.

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Definitions:

Durbin-Watson Statistic

A measure used in statistics to detect the presence of autocorrelation in the residuals from a linear regression analysis.

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations for a phenomenon, set forth as a basis for empirical testing.

First-Order Autocorrelation

A statistical measure of the relationship between a variable's current value and its immediate past value.

Durbin-Watson Statistic

A statistical method utilized to identify autocorrelation within the residuals of a regression analysis.