Direct Combination Costs and Stock Issuance Costs Are Often Incurred

question 61

Multiple Choice

Direct combination costs and stock issuance costs are often incurred in the process of making a controlling investment in another company. How should those costs be accounted for in a pre-2009 purchase transaction? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Direct Combination Costs } & \text { Stock Issuance Costs } \\\hline \text { A) } & \text { Increase Investment } & \text { Decrease Investment } \\\hline \text { B) } & \text { Increase Investment } & \text { Decrease Paid-In Capital } \\\hline \text { C) } & \text { Increase Investment } & \text { Increase Expenses } \\\hline \text { D) } & \text { Decrease Paid-In Capital } & \text { Increase Investment } \\\hline \text { E) } & \text { Increase Expenses } & \text { Decrease Investment } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)Option A
• B)Option B
• C)Option C
• D)Option D
• E)Option E

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