E 11-13 Determining the primary beneficiary in a VIE Pop Corporation and Son Company participate in a business classified as a VIE. Under terms of their contractual arrangement, Pop and Son share equally in expected residual returns of the VIE. However, expected losses are allocated 70 percent to Son and 30 percent to Pop. Son serves as CEO and has the final decision on all operating and financing matters. Which of the investors is the primary beneficiary in this VIE?

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