During 2008 and 2009,Kopson Co. made the following journal entries to account for transactions involving trading securities:
Question:
During 2008 and 2009,Kopson Co. made the following journal entries to account for transactions involving trading securities:
2008
(a) Nov. 1 Investment in Trading Securities'10% U.S. Treasury Bonds . . . 106,883
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,883
To record the purchase of $100,000 of U.S. Treasury
bonds at 103.25. Brokerage fees were $300. Interest is
payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1.
(b) Dec. 31 Unrealized Increase/Decrease in Value of
Available-for-Sale Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,283
Market Adjustment'Trading Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,283
To record the decrease in market value of the current
marketable securities based on the following data.
The beginning balance in Market Adjustment'Trading Securities was a $500 credit. There were no other entries in 2008.
2009
(c) Jan. 1 Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Interest Revenue . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
To record interest revenue for 6 months
(d) July 1 Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Interest Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
To record interest revenue for 6 months
(e) Dec. 6 Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities'Fleming Co . . . . . . . 25,250
Investment in Trading Securities'Fleming Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,250
To reclassify Fleming Co. stock from trading securities
to available-for-sale securities. Market price was $24,500
at the date of reclassification.
(f) Dec. 31 Unrealized Increase/Decrease in Value of Available-for-
Sale Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,483
Market Adjustment'Available-for-Sale Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Market Adjustment'Trading Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,183
To record the decrease in market value of available-for-sale
securities based on the following data.
There were no other entries in 2009.
Instructions:
For each incorrect entry, give the entry that should have been made. Assume the revenue approach is used. Ignore any premium or discount amortization on U.S. Treasurybonds.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324312140
16th Edition
Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen