During the year ended December 31, 2024, Mead Investment Corporation, a public company, had the following transactions
Question:
During the year ended December 31, 2024, Mead Investment Corporation, a public company, had the following transactions related to investments held for trading:
Feb. 1 Purchased 2,400 Lemelin common shares for $63,600.
Mar. 1 Purchased 600 RSD common shares for $7,500.
Apr. 1 Purchased $100,000 of MRT 4% bonds at par. Interest is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1.
July 1 Received a cash dividend of $2 per share on the Lemelin common shares.
Aug. 1 Sold 1,600 Lemelin common shares at $25 per share.
Oct. 1 Received the semi-annual interest on the MRT bonds.
2 Sold the MRT bonds for 101.
Dec. 31 The fair values of the Lemelin and RSD common shares were $28 and $14 per share, respectively.
Instructions
a. Record the transactions and any required year-end adjusting entries.
b. Show the financial statement presentation of the trading investments and any related accounts in Mead’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Accounting Principles Volume 2
ISBN: 9781119786634
9th Canadian Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Barbara Trenholm, Valerie Warren, Lori Novak