Osborn Co. bought 3,400 shares of Stockholm common stock at $35; 660 shares of London stock at

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Osborn Co. bought 3,400 shares of Stockholm common stock at $35; 660 shares of London stock at $46.50; and 1,200 shares of Glasgow stock at $74 all as available-for-sale investments. At December 31, Hoovers Online reports Stockholm stock at $28.375, London at $48.25, and Glasgow at $68.75.

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1. Determine the cost and the fair market value of the long-term investment portfolio at December 31.
2. Record Osborn’s adjusting entry at December 31.
3. What would Osborn report on its income statement and balance sheet for the information given? Make the necessary disclosures. Ignore income tax.

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Portfolio
A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Financial accounting

ISBN: 978-0136108863

8th Edition

Authors: Walter T. Harrison, Charles T. Horngren, William Bill Thomas

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