Prepare Journal Entries for 2021-2022

MS buys and sells securities expecting to earn profits on short-term differences in price. The following selected transactions relate to MS's investments in trading securities during 2021. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31. No trading securities were held by MS on Jan 1, 2021. 2021 Jan 1) Purchased as $200,000 of 8% BA (Boeing) bonds, dated January 1, 2021, to hold as trading securities. The market rate was 7%. The bonds mature in 3 years. Interest is received semi- annually on June 30 and December 31. Jul 1) Purchased as $120,000 of 10% XOM (Exxon) bonds, dated July 1, 2021, to hold as trading securities. The market rate was 12%. The bonds mature in 5 years. Interest is received semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. Aug 3) Purchased 10,000 shares of MSFT (Microsoft) stocks for $250 per share Purchased 10,000 shares of MSFT stocks for $280 per share 12) 13) Received cash dividend $2,000 from MSFT. Sep 1) Purchased 10,000 shares of MSFT stocks for $300 per share 15) Sold 15,000 shares of MSFT stocks for $315 per share. Purchased 1,000 shares of TSLA (Tesla) stocks for $800 per share Oct 1) 2) Purchased 5,000 shares of TSLA stocks for $780 per share Nov 1) Dec 31) Sold 2,300 shares of TSLA stocks for $900 per share Market prices for trading securities are as follows: MSFT: $320 per share, TSLA: $980 per share, BA bonds: $210,000, XOM bonds: $110,000 Assume stocks are sold First-in, first-out. 2022 |May 1) Sold 3,000 shares of TSLA stocks for $1,000 per share July 1) Sold BA bonds at $220,000 Aug 1) Sold 7,000 MSFT stocks for $350 per share Sep 1) Purchased 10,000 MSFT stocks for $320 per share Nov 1) Purchased 10,000 TSLA stocks for $1,100 per share Dec 31) Market prices for trading securities are as follows: MSFT: $375 per share, TSLA: $1,040 per share, XOM bonds: $127,000, Assume stocks are sold First-in, first-out (FIFO). (Answer in dollars. Ignore tax implications.)