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S&L Financial buys and sells securities expecting to earn profits on short-term differences in price. On December 27, 2016. S&L purchased Coca-Cola common shares for
S&L Financial buys and sells securities expecting to earn profits on short-term differences in price. On December 27, 2016. S&L purchased Coca-Cola common shares for $875,000 and sold the shares on January 3, 2017, for $880,000. At December 31 , the shares had a fair value of $873,000. What pretax amounts did S&L include in its 2016 and 2017 earnings as a result of this investment?
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Intermediate Accounting
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson
6th edition
978-0077328894, 71313974, 9780077395810, 77328892, 9780071313971, 77395816, 978-0077400163
