All of the Following Statements Regarding the Sale of Subsidiary

question 4

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding the sale of subsidiary shares are true except which of the following?

• A) The use of specific identification based on serial number is acceptable.
• B) The use of the FIFO assumption is acceptable.
• C) The use of the averaging assumption is acceptable.
• D) The use of specific LIFO assumption is acceptable.
• E) The parent company must determine whether consolidation is still appropriate for the remaining shares owned.

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The financial implication of manufacturing an extra unit of a product or service.

Market Demand

The total quantity of a good or service that all consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at various prices within a given period.

Economic Profit

The profit a firm makes after subtracting both its explicit (direct) and implicit (indirect or opportunity) costs from its total revenues.

Short-Run Data

Information or statistics collected over a brief period, often used to make immediate decisions or analyze short-term economic trends.