Four transactions involving investments in marketable debt securities classified as trading follow. (1) On July 1, purchased
Question:
Four transactions involving investments in marketable debt securities classified as trading follow.
(1) On July 1, purchased US Treasury Bonds for $407,000 in cash. The bonds have a face value of $400,000 and pay interest semi-annually (June 30 and December 31) at an annual rate of 4.00%.
(2) Received cash interest payment of $8,000 on December 31.
(3) Year-end market price of bonds is $411,000.
(4) Received cash interest payment of $8,000 and sold all bonds on June 30 for $408,000.
a. Prepare journal entries to record the four transactions.
b. Post the journal entries from a to their respective T-accounts.
c. Record each of the transactions from a in the financial statement effects template.
d. Using the same transaction information as above and assuming the investments in marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale
(i) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions,
(ii) Post the journal entries to their respective T-accounts,
(iii) Record each of the transactions in the financial statement effects template.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9781618533111
6th Edition
Authors: Michelle L. Hanlon, Robert P. Magee, Glenn M. Pfeiffer, Thomas R. Dyckman