Question: Cameco Corp., a publicly traded company and the worldâ€TMs largest producer of uranium concentrates, has several long-term investments, including a 100% investment in Cameco Europe, a 23.3% investment in UEX Corporation (a publicly traded company that Cameco does not want to trade), and a 24% interest in GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment LLC (a private corporation with no determinable fair value that Cameco does not wish to trade).
(a) Indicate whether each of the above investments should be accounted for using the cost model, the fair value through profit or loss model, or the equity method.
100% Cameco Europe Fair Value ModelEquity MethodCost Model
23.3% UEX Equity MethodFair Value ModelCost Model
24% Global Fair Value ModelEquity MethodCost Model