Answer
Associate: where a company has holdings of between 20% and 50%.
Minority Interest: where a company has holdings of less than 20%
Parent Company: where a company has holdings of more than 50%.
Explanation:
<u>An associate company </u>(or associate) is a company that owns a business beyond 20% and not more than 50%. In business valuation such a company that has invested significantly in the shares of another company will have voting rights in the board of the acquired company.
<u>Minority Interest</u> is the term used to describe the investments of one company in another company, when such investments are less than 20% of the total value of the acquired company.
<u>Parent Company</u> is a company that owns more than half (50%) of the shares or value of another company.
Answer:
The answer is: D) All of the above are correct.
Explanation:
Theoretically in a market economy, the supply and demand of goods should play a critical role in the allocation of resources. One basic rule in economy is that resources are scarce, and the demand and supply helps us obtain the maximum benefit from our scarce resources.
The supply and demand should tell us how much of a good or service should be produced to reach an equilibrium point were both suppliers and consumers are satisfied.
A true market economy should not be affected by external events and policies but in the real world governments exist and markets are regulated, some more than others. The supply and demand curve should help us predict how those external events will affect the economy.
Answer:
Debit cash $7800
Credit unearned revenue $7800
Explanation:
The amount of $7800 was received in cash on October 1. Therefore, the cash account will be debited with the $7800 received.
The corresponding credit entry of $7800 will be to the unearned revenue account since the revenue has not been earned. Revenue will be earned at the end of each month of the lease. This account will subsequently debited each time the revenue is earned i.e at the end of each lease month.
Answer: c. step-variable cost
Explanation:
Step variable costs are variable costs in that they change in relation to the level of activity.
They are different from true variable costs however because they are only incurred at certain points. In other words, they are only incurred when the level of activity reaches a certain point.
In this case, the cost of the shirt is incurred depending on activity so it is a variable cost. It will however only be incurred at certain activity levels which fits the definition of a step-variable cost.
