Prepare entries to record the following non-strategic investment transactions of Arrowhead Investment Corporation. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

2023
Mar.	1		Paid $64,980 to purchase a $64,000, two-year, 8.5% bond payable of Action Corporation dated March 1. There was a $110 transaction fee included in the above-noted payment amount. Interest is paid quarterly beginning June 1. Management intends to actively trade bond purchases.
Apr.	16		Bought 2,850 common shares of Brandon Motors at $28.50. There was a $110 transaction fee included in the above-noted payment amount.
May	2		Paid $55,968 to purchase a five-year, 6.00%, $57,000 bond payable of Collingwood Corporation. There was a $110 transaction fee included in the above-noted payment amount. Interest is paid annually each April 30.
June	1		Received a cheque from Action Corporation regarding quarterly interest.
Aug.	1		Brandon Motors board of directors declared a dividend of $0.75 per share to shareholders of record on August 10, payable August 15.
	15		Received the Brandon Motors dividend.
Sept.	1		Received a cheque from Action Corporation regarding quarterly interest.
	17		Purchased 26,700 Dauphin Inc. common shares at $4.00. There was a $110 transaction fee.
Oct.	20		Sold the Brandon Motors shares at $31.60.
Dec.	1		Received a cheque from Action Corporation regarding quarterly interest.
	1		Sold the Action Corporation bond at 101.
	31		Accrued interest on the Collingwood bond. The fair value of the equity security on this date was Dauphin, $4.30. The carrying value equalled the fair value for the Collingwood bond.
2024
Apr.	30		Received a cheque from Collingwood Corporation regarding annual interest.

Analysis Component: If the fair value adjusting entry on December 31, 2023, were not recorded, what would the effect be on the income statement and balance sheet?

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