The Primary Goal Behind Consolidating Financial Statements of a Controlled

question 27

Multiple Choice

The primary goal behind consolidating financial statements of a controlled subsidiary is

• A)assuring that the subsidiary financial statements are the same under the temporal method or the current rate method.
• B)assuring that the individual nature of the subsidiary entity is not lost in the consolidation.
• C)representing the conversion of statements at the historical exchange rate.
• D)representing the company's underlying economic condition.

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