A company should always use the equity method to account for an investment if: A) It has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating policies of the investee. B) It owns 30% of another company's stock. C) It has a controlling interest (more than 50%) of another company's stock. D) The investment was made primarily to earn a return on excess cash. E) It does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating policies of the investee