Pat Ernst is the controller of J-Products, Inc. At December 31, the end of its first year

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Pat Ernst is the controller of J-Products, Inc. At December 31, the end of its first year of operations, the company’s investments in trading debt securities cost $74,000 and have a fair value of $70,000. Indicate how Pat would report these data in the financial statements prepared on December 31.

Financial Statements
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