One Company Acquires Another Company in a Combination Accounted for as an Acquisition

question 43

Multiple Choice

One company acquires another company in a combination accounted for as an acquisition. The acquiring company decides to apply the equity method in accounting for the combination. What is one reason the acquiring company might have made this decision?

• A) It is the only method allowed by the SEC.
• B) It is relatively easy to apply.
• C) It is the only internal reporting method allowed by generally accepted accounting principles.
• D) Operating results on the parent's financial records reflect consolidated totals.
• E) When the equity method is used, no worksheet entries are required in the consolidation process.

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Understand the concept of racial justice and democracy at the institutional level.

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Definitions:

Sample Variances

A measure of the spread or dispersion within a set of sample data, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the sample mean.

F-Distribution

A probability distribution used in analysis of variance that helps to determine if the means of several populations are equal.

Normal Population Variances

The variances of populations that follow a normal (Gaussian) distribution.

F-Distribution

A statistical distribution used primarily in the analysis of variance (ANOVA), describing ratios of variance across different datasets.