Dale Company experiences heavy sales in the summer and early fall, after which time it has excess

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Dale Company experiences heavy sales in the summer and early fall, after which time it has excess cash to invest until the next spring. On November 1, 2014, the company invested $194,000 in U.S. Treasury bills. The bills mature in 180 days at $200,000.

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Prepare journal entries to record the purchase on November 1; the adjustment to accrue interest on December 31, which is the end of the fiscal year; and the receipt of cash at the maturity date of April 30, 2015.

Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1133940593

10th edition

Authors: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson

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