Information relating to the marketable equity securities of TSS Company is shown below:

a Determine the realized and the unrealized gain or loss for 1979 in accordance with FASB Statement No. 12.
b Determine the realized and the unrealized gain or loss for 1980 in accordance with FASB Statement No. 12.
c Repeat steps \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\) but assume that lower of cost or market is applied for each security rather than the portfolio of securities. Gains and losses on sale of marketable securities will be based, in this case, on the lower-of-cost-or-market book value d Does application of lower of cost or market at the level of the portfolio or at the level of individual securities result in the more conservative asset values and measures of earnings?

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Market Value Security Date Acquired Acquisition Date Selling Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Cost Sold H 4/26/79 $18,000 2/9/80 Price $15,000 1979 1980 $16,000 5/25/79 25,000 8/10/80 26,000 24,000 J 11/24/79 12,000 14,000 $15,000 K 2/26/80 34,000 33,500 L 12/17/80 8,000 7,800