A Practice That Involves Cutting Off Fins of a Shark

question 16

Short Answer

A practice that involves cutting off fins of a shark and then returning the shark to the ocean without the fins they need to survive is called ____________________.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Balance Sheet

A financial statement showing the total assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity of a parent company and its subsidiaries as if they were a single entity.

Acquisition Differential

The difference between the cost of acquiring a company and the fair value of its identifiable net assets.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record the investments in other companies, where the investment is significant but the investor does not have full control.

Patent

A legal right granted to an inventor for an exclusive period, typically 20 years, to exploit a new, useful, and non-obvious invention.