Rocky Company Acquired 40% of the Voting Stock of Boulder

question 92

Multiple Choice

Rocky Company acquired 40% of the voting stock of Boulder Company for $40 million.At the end of Year 1,Boulder Company reports net income of $15 million and pays cash dividends of $5 million.At the end of Year 1,the market value of Rocky Company's investment in Boulder Company is $44 million.The ________ method should be used by Rocky Company to account for the investment.

• A)market-value
• B)consolidated
• C)cost
• D)equity

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Definitions:

ATC Curve

The Average Total Cost curve, illustrating how the total cost per unit of output changes with the level of output.

Marginal Output

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a particular input, while holding all other inputs constant.

Variable Inputs

Variable inputs in production are those inputs that change in quantity with the level of output, such as raw materials and labor.

Inputs

The resources such as labor, materials, and capital that are used in the production process to create goods and services.