Question

Vaughn Company has the following securities in its investment portfolio on December 31, 2017 (all securities were purchased in 2017): (1) 3,100 shares of Anderson Co. common stock which cost $55,800, (2) 9,600 shares of Munter Ltd. common stock which cost $547,200, and (3) 6,100 shares of King Company preferred stock which cost $250,100. The Fair Value Adjustment account shows a credit of $10,900 at the end of 2017. In 2018, Vaughn completed the following securities transactions. 1. On January 15, sold 3,100 shares of Anderson’s common stock at $23 per share less fees of $2,180. 2. On April 17, purchased 1,000 shares of Castle’s common stock at $34 per share plus fees of $1,830. On December 31, 2018, the market prices per share of these securities were Munter $60, King $40, and Castle $23. In addition, the accounting supervisor of Vaughn told you that, even though all these securities have readily determinable fair values, Vaughn will not actively trade these securities because the top management intends to hold them for more than one year.

Prepare the journal entry to record the security purchase on April 17, 2018. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Apr. 17, 2018

Compute the unrealized gains or losses.

Unrealized gain = ?

Prepare the adjusting entry for Vaughn on December 31, 2018. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31, 2018

Answer 1