Yules Co. acquired Noel Co. and applied the acquisition method. Yules decided to use the partial equity method to account for the investment. The current balance in the investment account is $416,000. Describe in words how this balance was derived.
What will be an ideal response?
The initial balance in the investment account would be the acquisition value implied by the fair value of consideration transferred. This would not include consideration paid for costs to effect the combination. After the acquisition, the balance in the account is increased by the parent's accrual of the subsidiary's income and decreased by the dividends paid by the subsidiary.
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A. belief agreement B. code of ethics C. mission statement D. vision statement E. values statement
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What will be an ideal response?
The ____ defines the type of data structures the function reads or modifies.
A. cursor B. purity level C. package scope D. one time only procedure
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a. Job purpose b. Job design c. Job enlargement d. Job rotation