Advanced Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780078025877
Author: Theodore E. Christensen, David M Cottrell, Cassy JH Budd Advanced Financial Accounting
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.9Q
To determine
Differential:
In investment accounting, the term differential is used to represent the difference between the sum of fair value paid, the fair value of shares already owned by the investing company, fair value of non-controlling interest and the book value of the net identifiable assets acquired.
To Indicate: The importance of a consolidated financial statement in case of a large differential.
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