Forte Inc. produces and sells theater set designs and costumes. The company began operations on January 1, 2016. The following transactions relate to securities acquired by Forte Inc., which has a fiscal year ending on December 31:

Record these transactions on page 10:

2016
Jan.	22	Purchased 18,300 shares of Sankal Inc. as an available-for-sale security at $18 per share, including the brokerage commission.
Mar.	8	Received a cash dividend of $0.22 per share on Sankal Inc. stock.
Sep.	8	A cash dividend of $0.24 per share was received on the Sankal stock.
Oct.	17	Sold 3,000 shares of Sankal Inc. stock at $15 per share, less a brokerage commission of $70.
Dec.	31	Sankal Inc. is classified as an available-for-sale investment and is adjusted to a fair value of $28 per share. Use the valuation allowance for available-for-sale investments account in making the adjustment.

Record these transactions on page 11:

2017
Jan.	10	Purchased an influential interest in Imboden Inc. for $652,500 by purchasing 87,000 shares directly from the estate of the founder of Imboden Inc. There are 300,000 shares of Imboden Inc. stock outstanding.
Mar.	10	Received a cash dividend of $0.28 per share on Sankal Inc. stock.
Sep.	12	Received a cash dividend of $0.24 per share plus an extra dividend of $0.07 per share on Sankal Inc. stock.
Dec.	31	Received $61,700 of cash dividends on Imboden Inc. stock. Imboden Inc. reported net income of $462,600 in 2017. Forte Inc. uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in Imboden Inc.
Dec.	31	Sankal Inc. is classified as an available-for-sale investment and is adjusted to a fair value of $21 per share. Use the valuation allowance for available-for-sale investments account in making the adjustment for the decrease in fair value from $28 to $21 per share.

	Required:
A.	Journalize the entries to record these transactions. Be sure to enter the year as part of the date for the first entry on each page. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.
B.	Prepare the investment-related asset and stockholders equity balance sheet presentation for Forte Inc. on December 31, 2017, assuming the Retained Earnings balance on December 31, 2017, is $433,000. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Less or Plus will automatically appear if it is required. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Forte Inc.

General Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
111	Petty Cash
120	Accounts Receivable
121	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
131	Notes Receivable
132	Interest Receivable
141	Merchandise Inventory
145	Office Supplies
146	Store Supplies
151	Prepaid Insurance
161	Investments-Sankal Inc.
163	Investment in Imboden Inc. Stock
165	Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments
166	Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments
181	Land
191	Store Equipment
192	Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment
193	Office Equipment
194	Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment

	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
221	Notes Payable
231	Interest Payable
241	Salaries Payable
251	Sales Tax Payable

	EQUITY
311	Common Stock
312	Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock
321	Preferred Stock
322	Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred Stock
331	Treasury Stock
332	Paid-In Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock
340	Retained Earnings
350	Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments
351	Cash Dividends
352	Stock Dividends
390	Income Summary Amount Descriptions Available-for-sale investments (at cost)Available-for-sale investments (at fair value)Net incomeNet lossOther comprehensive income (loss)Other income (loss)Trading investments (at cost)Trading investments (at fair value)

Journalize the entries to record these transactions. Be sure to enter the year as part of the date for the first entry on each page. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.

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Prepare the investment-related asset and stockholders equity balance sheet presentation for Forte Inc. on December 31, 2017, assuming the Retained Earnings balance on December 31, 2017, is $433,000. Refer to the Chart of Accounts and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Less or Plus will automatically appear if it is required. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Forte Inc.

Balance Sheet (selected items)

December 31, 2017

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