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Fractal Software Limited Has Acquired a 100% Subsidiary in Malaysia

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Fractal Software Limited has acquired a 100% subsidiary in Malaysia that produces keyboards and other types of computer hardware.Fractal is refusing to consolidate its financial statements,as this would increase the debt to equity ratio to the point that Fractal would violate its debt agreement,although it would benefit the current ratio with a sizeable increase in inventory.Instead,Fractal would like to record the investment in the Malaysian subsidiary at cost.What type of effect does the non-consolidation have upon the financial statements?


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