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In reference to the downstream or upstream sale of depreciable assets, which of the following statements is correct?

A. Gains and losses appear in the parent-company accounts in the year of sale and must be eliminated by the parent company determining its investment income under equity method of accounting.

B. The initial effect of unrealized gains and losses from downstream sales of depreciable asset is different from the sale of non-depreciable assets.

C. Gains, but not losses, appear in the parent-company accounts in the year of sale and must be eliminated by the parent company in determining its investment income under the equity method of accounting.

D. Upstream sales from the subsidiary to the parent company always result in unrealized gains or losses.

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