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2. A tax advantage of business combination can occur when the existing owner of a company sells out
and receives:
d. has transferred common stock for a majority of the subsidiary's outstanding bonds and debentures.
4. Which of the following is a potential abuse that may arise when a business combination is accounted
for as a pooling of interests?
a. Earnings of the pooled entity may be increased because of the combination only and not as a result of
efficient operations.
b. Assets of the buyer may be overvalued when the price paid by the investor is allocated among specific
assets.
c. Liabilities may be undervalued when the price paid by the investor is allocated to specific liabilities.
b. the results of operations, cash flow, and the balance sheet as if there was a single entity.
c. the results of operations, cash flow, and the balance sheet in an understandable and informative
manor for creditors.