Consolidated Financial Statements Are Useful Because

question 89

Multiple Choice

Consolidated financial statements are useful because

• A) investors of the parent company want a clear financial picture of the total economic entity.
• B) minority shareholders need the consolidated information to make good investment decisions.
• C) they are much more detailed than the statements for the individual companies.
• D) the parent and subsidiaries constitute a single legal entity, and the financial statements should reflect that fact.

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