Fair value journal entries, trading investments OBJ. 3, 4 Last Unguaranteed Financial Inc. purchased the following trading

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Fair value journal entries, trading investments OBJ. 3, 4 Last Unguaranteed Financial Inc. purchased the following trading securities during 2016, its first year of operations:

Name Number of Shares Cost Arden Enterprises Inc. 5,000 $150,000 French Broad Industries Inc. 2,750 66,000 Pisgah Construction Inc. 1,600 104,000 Total $320,000 The market price per share for the trading security portfolio on December 31, 2016, was as follows:

Market Price per Share, Dec. 31, 2016 Arden Enterprises Inc. $34 French Broad Industries Inc. 26 Pisgah Construction Inc. 60

a. Provide the journal entry to adjust the trading security portfolio to fair value on December 31, 2016.

b. Assume the market prices of the portfolio were the same on December 31, 2017, as they were on December 31, 2016. What would be the journal entry to adjust the portfolio to fair value?

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Financial And Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 9781305267831,9781305267848

13th Edition

Authors: Carl S. Warren , James M. Reeve , Jonathan Duchac

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