The Following Is an Extract from the Minority Interest Memorandum,used

Multiple Choice

The following is an extract from the minority interest memorandum,used to calculate minority interests.Both subsidiaries became members of the economic entity at the same time at the start of this current period. The line item 'Dividend received from entity within the group' is an adjustment made:

A) to prevent double-counting as the indirect minority interest of Barbie Ltd is in fact the same interest as the direct minority interest in Ken Ltd; and would have already received a share of the dividend as part of the share of profit in Ken Ltd.
B) to recognise, and eliminate, the dividend paid by Barbie Ltd directly to the parent entity.
C) to prevent double-counting as the indirect minority interest of Ken Ltd is in fact the same interest as the direct minority interest in Barbie Ltd; and would have already received a share of the dividend as part of the share of profit in Ken Ltd
D) to recognise, and eliminate, the dividend paid by Ken Ltd directly to the parent entity.
E) None of the given answers.