In: Accounting
Whispering, Inc. had the following equity investment portfolio at January 1, 2017.
| Evers Company | 1,030 shares @ $14 each | $14,420 | |||
| Rogers Company | 910 shares @ $19 each | 17,290 | |||
| Chance Company | 510 shares @ $9 each | 4,590 | |||
| Equity investments @ cost | 36,300 | ||||
| Fair value adjustment | (7,350 | ) | |||
| Equity investments @ fair value | $28,950 | 
During 2017, the following transactions took place.
| 1. | On March 1, Rogers Company paid a $2 per share dividend. | |
| 2. | On April 30, Whispering, Inc. sold 280 shares of Chance Company for $10 per share. | |
| 3. | On May 15, Whispering, Inc. purchased 110 more shares of Evers Company stock at $15 per share. | |
| 4. | At December 31, 2017, the stocks had the following price per share values: Evers $16, Rogers $18, and Chance $8. | 
During 2018, the following transactions took place.
| 5. | On February 1, Whispering, Inc. sold the remaining Chance shares for $8 per share. | |
| 6. | On March 1, Rogers Company paid a $2 per share dividend. | |
| 7. | On December 21, Evers Company declared a cash dividend of $3 per share to be paid in the next month. | |
| 8. | At December 31, 2018, the stocks had the following price per share values: Evers $18 and Rogers $20. | 
Prepare journal entries for each of the above transactions.
Prepare a partial balance sheet showing the investment-related
amounts to be reported at December 31, 2017 and 2018.
| Year 2017 | ||||
| Equity investments @ cost | Evers | Rogers | Chance | Total | 
| Equity investments @ cost at beginning Value | 14,420 | 17,290 | 4,590 | 36,300 | 
| Less: cost of share sold | (2,520) | (2,520) | ||
| Add: Additional Purchase | 1,650 | 1,650 | ||
| Equity investments @ cost at Dec 31, 2017 | $ 16,070 | $ 17,290 | $ 2,070 | $ 35,430 | 
| Equity investments @ fair | Evers (1030+110) | Rogers | Chance (510-280) | Total | 
| Number of share | 1,140 | 910 | 230 | |
| Multiply: Market price per share | 16 | 18 | 8 | |
| Equity investments @ fair | 18,240 | 16,380 | 1,840 | $ 36,460 | 
| Equity investments @ cost | $ 35,430 | |||
| Equity investments @ fair value | $ 36,460 | |||
| Increase in Fair value adjustment (36460-35430) | $ 1,030 | |||
| Less: negative Fair value adjustment at beginning of 2017 [-(-7350) = 7350] | $ 7,350 | |||
| Adjustment entry for Fair value | $ 8,380 | |||
| Year 2018 | ||||
| Equity investments @ cost | Evers | Rogers | Chance | Total | 
| Equity investments @ cost at Dec 31, 2017 | 16,070 | 17,290 | 2,070 | 35,430 | 
| Less: cost of share sold | (2,070) | (2,070) | ||
| Add: Additional Purchase | - | - | ||
| Equity investments @ cost at Dec 31, 2018 | $ 16,070 | $ 17,290 | $ - | $ 33,360 | 
| Equity investments @ fair | Evers | Rogers | Chance (230-230) | Total | 
| Number of share | 1,140 | 910 | - | |
| Multiply: Market price per share | 18 | 20 | - | |
| Equity investments @ fair | 20,520 | 18,200 | - | $ 38,720 | 
| Equity investments @ cost | $ 33,360 | |||
| Equity investments @ fair value | $ 38,720 | |||
| Increase in Fair value adjustment (38720-33360) | $ 5,360 | |||
| Less: Fair value adjustment at beginning of 2018 | (1,030) | |||
| Adjustment entry for Fair value | $ 4,330 | |||
| Whispering, Inc. | ||||
| Transaction | Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit | 
| 1 | March 1, 2017 | Cash | 1,820 | |
| Dividend Income | 1,820 | |||
| (To record dividend received from Rogers company) (910*2) | ||||
| 2 | April 30, 2017 | Cash (280*10) | 2,800 | |
| Gain on sales of investment (280*(10-9)) | 280 | |||
| Investment in equity portfolio (280*9) | 2,520 | |||
| (To record sale share of Chance.) | ||||
| 3 | May 15, 2017 | Investment in equity portfolio | 1,650 | |
| Cash | 1,650 | |||
| (To record purchase of Evers shares.) (110*15) | ||||
| 4 | December 31, 2017 | Investment in equity portfolio | 8,380 | |
| Fair value adjustment | 8,380 | |||
| (To record entry for Fair value adjustment.) | ||||
| 5 | February 1, 2018 | Cash (230*8) | 1,840 | |
| Loss on sales of investment (230*(9-8)) | 230 | |||
| Investment in equity portfolio (230*9) | 2,070 | |||
| (To record sale share of Chance.) | ||||
| 6 | March 1, 2018 | Cash | 1,820 | |
| Dividend Income | 1,820 | |||
| (To record dividend received from Rogers company) (910*2) | ||||
| 7 | December 21, 2018 | Dividend Receivable | 3,420 | |
| Dividend Income | 3,420 | |||
| (To record dividend declared but to be received in next month from Evers company) (1140*3) | ||||
| 8 | December 31, 2018 | Investment in equity portfolio | 4,330 | |
| Fair value adjustment | 4,330 | |||
| (To record entry for Fair value adjustment.) | ||||
| Whispering, Inc. | |
| Partial Balance sheet | |
| As at December 31, 2017 | |
| Investment @ cost | 35,430 | 
| Fair value adjustment | 1,030 | 
| Investment value Reported In the Balance sheet | 36,460 | 
| Whispering, Inc. | |
| Partial Balance sheet | |
| As at December 31, 2018 | |
| Investment @ cost | 33,360 | 
| Fair value adjustment | 5,360 | 
| Investment value Reported In the Balance sheet | 38,720 | 
| Dividend Receivable | 3,420 |