Soft Bound Version for Advanced Accounting 13th Edition
Soft Bound Version for Advanced Accounting 13th Edition
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ISBN: 9781260110579
Author: Hoyle
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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When a parent company applies the initial value method or the partial equity method to an investment,  a worksheet adjustment must be made to the parent’s beginning Retained Earnings account  (Entry *C) in every period after the year of acquisition. What is the necessity for this entry? Why is  no similar entry found when the parent utilizes the equity method?

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An investment in an associate is normally accounted for using the equity accounting method. This method requires thatthe investment in the associate is__________.Select one:a.initially recorded at cost and not adjusted thereafterb.initially recorded at cost and then adjusted in each subsequent accounting period to reflect the investor’s share ofthe associate’s profit or loss for the yearc.initially recorded at cost and then adjusted to fair value at each subsequent reporting periodd.initially recorded at fair value and the only adjustments are for dividend income that is declared and paid
Which of the following statements about post-acquisition earnings is incorrect? А. They are the earnings produced subsequent to the acquisition date by members of the group. В. They form part of earnings of the economic entity. С. They are eliminated against the parent's earnings, in a similar fashion to pre- acquisition earnings. D. They form part of earnings of the economic entity and they are eliminated against the parent's earnings, in a similar fashion to pre-acquisition earnings.
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