Push-Down Accounting

question 19

Multiple Choice

Push-down accounting

• A)requires a subsidiary to use the same accounting principles as its parent company.
• B)is required when the parent company uses the equity method to account for its investment in a subsidiary.
• C)is required when the parent company uses the cost method to account for its investment in a subsidiary.
• D)is the process of recording the effects of the purchase price assignment directly on the books of the subsidiary.

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Definitions:

Service Center

A department or facility providing support services to other units within an organization, often not directly generating profit.

Cost Center

A department or segment of a business wherein costs can be directly attributed, but which does not directly generate revenue.

Allocation Basis

Allocation basis is a criterion used to distribute costs among different departments, products, or activities based on their use or consumption.

Departmental Costs

Costs that are attributed directly to a specific department within an organization.