If Push Company Owned 51 Percent of the Outstanding Common

question 37

Multiple Choice

If Push Company owned 51 percent of the outstanding common stock of Shove Company,which reporting method would be appropriate?

• A) Cost method
• B) Consolidation
• C) Equity method
• D) Merger method

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