答案和详解如下： Q10. For instances in which Omricon holds exactly 50% of the outstanding equity of the investee firm’s equity (i.e., the investee firm is a joint venture), which of the following statements is most accurate? A) US GAAP requires that the equity method be used; IAS permits a choice between the equity method and proportional consolidation. B) IAS and US GAAP both permit a choice between the equity method and proportional consolidation. C) IAS requires that the equity method be used; US GAAP permits a choice between the equity method and proportional consolidation. Correct answer is A) When the percentage ownership is exactly 50% (i.e., the investment is a joint venture), IAS allows for the choice between the equity method and proportionate consolidation, while US GAAP requires the equity method. Q11. The three classifications for passive investments in securities that trade in secondary markets are: A) trading securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities. B) marketable securities, available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities. C) trading securities, marketable securities, held-to-maturity securities. Correct answer is A) The three classifications for passive investments in securities that trade in secondary markets (i.e., marketable securities) are trading securities, available-for-sale securities, and held-to-maturity securities. Q12. When a passive investment in marketable equity securities is classified as available-for-sale: A) US GAAP requires that unrealized gains and losses are reported on the income statement, while under IAS the firm can elect to report on either the income statement or in comprehensive income on the balance sheet. B) US GAAP requires that unrealized gains and losses are reported in comprehensive income on the balance sheet, while under IAS the firm can elect to report on either the income statement or in comprehensive income on the balance sheet. C) IAS requires that unrealized gains and losses are reported in comprehensive income on the balance sheet, while under US GAAP the firm can elect to report on either the income statement or in comprehensive income on the balance sheet. Correct answer is B) When a passive investment in marketable equity securities is classified as available-for-sale, US GAAP requires that unrealized gains and losses are reported on the balance sheet in comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity, while under IAS the firm can elect to report on either the income statement or as comprehensive income on the balance sheet. Q13. With respect to Lee’s statement concerning securities that are currently worth less than when they were acquired, a security should be considered impaired when the: A) decline in value is other than temporary, its value should be written down to the new fair value, and a loss reported on the income statement. B) decline in value is permanent, its value should be written down to the new fair value, and a loss reported on the income statement. C) decline in value is other than temporary, its value should be written down to the new fair value, and a loss reported in comprehensive income in equity on the balance sheet. Correct answer is A) A security should be considered impaired when the decline in value is “other than temporary”. That is to say that it is obviously not due to a temporary decline in the market. No one knows for sure if any decline in value is permanent, but in most cases it is obvious that it is not simply a market phenomenon. When this is the case, the asset’s value should be written down to the new fair value, and a loss reported on the income statement. | 
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