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When the cost method is used to account for a stock investment the carrying value of the investment is affected by

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Answer: b. neither the earnings nor the dividends of the investee.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the cost method is used to account for a stock investment, it means that in the books, the stock is to be recorded at the price it was purchased for.

This means that even if earnings and dividends accrue on the stock, it is not to change in value but should stay being recorded at the price it cost to acquire.

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