Under the Acquisition Method for a Business Combination, the Cost

Multiple Choice

Under the acquisition method for a business combination, the cost incurred to effect the business combination, such as finders and legal fees are

A) Considered part of the historical cost of the business.
B) Expensed as incurred.
C) Allocated, along with the purchase price of the acquired company's stock to the assets of the acquiree company.
D) Deferred until a full accounting of all costs to acquire the acquire company are known.