The investments of Steelers Inc. include a single investment: 35,500 shares of Bengals Inc. common stock purchased on September 12, 2016, for $13 per share including brokerage commission. These shares were classified as available-for-sale securities. As of the December 31, 2016, balance sheet date, the share price declined to $10 per share.

Required:

A.

Journalize the entries to acquire the investment on September 12 and record the adjustment to fair value on December 31, 2016. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

B.

How is the unrealized gain or loss for available-for-sale investments disclosed on the financial statements?

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Steelers 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-Bengals 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

B. How is the unrealized gain or loss for available-for-sale investments disclosed on the financial statements?

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments is reported in the Stockholders Equity section of the balance sheet, separately from the retained earnings or paid-in capital accounts. On December 31, 2016, the account would show a selector 1

credit

debit

balance of selector 2

$355,000

$35,500

$461,500

$106,500

, which would be selector 3

added to

subtracted from

stockholders equity.

Income Summary

A. Journalize the entries to acquire the investment on September 12 and record the adjustment to fair value on December 31, 2016. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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JOURNAL

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT
1
2
3		Adjusting Entries
4
5

Solution

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT
1
2
3		Adjusting Entries
4
5

	REVENUE
410	Sales
611	Interest Revenue
612	Dividend Revenue
621	Income of Bengals Inc.
631	Gain on Sale of Investments
641	Unrealized Gain on Trading Investments

	EXPENSES
511	Cost of Merchandise Sold
512	Bad Debt Expense
515	Credit Card Expense
516	Cash Short and Over
520	Salaries Expense
531	Advertising Expense
532	Delivery Expense
533	Repairs Expense
534	Selling Expenses
535	Rent Expense
536	Insurance Expense
537	Office Supplies Expense
538	Store Supplies Expense
561	Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment
562	Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
590	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense
721	Loss of Bengals Inc.
731	Loss on Sale of Investments
741	Unrealized Loss on Trading Investments