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At the beginning of 2019, Ace Company had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):

At the beginning of 2019, Ace Company had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):

Security

Cost

1/1/19 Fair Value

A $20,000 $25,000
B 30,000 29,000
Totals $50,000 $54,000

During 2019, the following transactions occurred:

Transactions:
May 3 Purchased C debt securities at their par value for $50,000.
July 1 Sold all of the A securities for $25,000 plus interest of $1,000.
Dec. 31 Received interest of $800 on the B and C securities. Additionally the following information was available:

Security

12/31/19 Fair Value

B $34,000
C 53,000

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.
2. What is the balance in the Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss account on December 31, 2019?

CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Ace Company
General Ledger
ASSETS
111 Cash
114 Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities
119 Allowance for Change in Fair Value of Investment
121 Accounts Receivable
141 Inventory
151 Supplies
152 Prepaid Insurance
LIABILITIES
211 Accounts Payable
221 Notes Payable
224 Interest Payable
231 Salaries Payable
EQUITY
311 Common Stock
331 Retained Earnings
391 Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss: Available-for-Sale Securities
REVENUE
411 Sales Revenue
431 Interest Income
435 Gain on Sale of Available-for-Sale Securities
EXPENSES
500 Cost of Goods Sold
511 Insurance Expense
512 Utilities Expense
513 Delivery Expense
515 Supplies Expense
521 Advertising Expense
523 Salaries Expense
531 Bad debt Expense
539 Miscellaneous Expenses
540 Interest Expense

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