Corporations frequently invest in securities issued by other corporations. Some investments are acquired to secure a favorable business relationship with another company. On the other hand, others are intended only to earn an investment return from the dividends or interest the securities pay or from increases in the market prices of the securities-the same motivations that might cause you to invest in stocks, bonds, or other securities. This diversity in investment objectives means no single occounting method is adequate to report every investment. Merck \& Co., Inc., invests in securities of other companies. Access Merck's 2016 10-K (which includes financlal statements) using EDGAR at wWw.secigoy, Note: Merck's 2016 financial statements were issued prior to the effective date of ASU 2016-01, so do not be. surprised by the fact that Merck includes equity investments among its available-for-sale investments: Required: 1. a. What is the amount of any AFS investment securities reported in the balance sheet? b. In which current and noncurrent asset categories are AFS investments reported by Merck? c. Is there an amount you can't find in the balance sheet but that you know must be there? 2. a. How are unrealized gains or losses on AFS investments reported, in net income or OCl? b. What about realized gains or losses on AFS investments? 3. Are any investments reported by the equity method? 4. What amounts from equity method investments are reported in the 2016 income statement? 5. Are cash flow effects of investments reflected in the company's statement of cash flows? \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline 1-a. & Amount listed as investments in non-current assets \\ \hline 1-b. & Merck's 2016 balance sheet list as investments in non-current assets \\ \hline 1-b. & Amount listed in short-term investments \\ \hline 1-c. & Amount left as unidentified \\ \hline & \\ \hline 2-a. & AFS investments reported unrealized gain or losses in \\ \hline 2-b. & AFS investments reported realized gain or losses in \\ \hline million \\ \hline 3. & Are any investments reported by the equity method? \\ \hline 4. & Amounts from equity method reported in 2016 income statement \\ \hline 5. & Are cash flow effects of investments reflected in the company's statement of cash flows? \\ \hline \end{tabular}