Advanced Accounting
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Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas F. Schaefer, Timothy S. Doupnik
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 1, Problem 6Q
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Explain under what circumstances Company J decide that the equity method would not be appropriate to account for this investment.
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