In: Accounting
Pharoah Company's equity securities portfolio which is
appropriately included in current assets is as follows:
| December 31, 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Fair Value | Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
| Catlett Corp. | $180000 | $151000 | $-29000 | |||
| Lyman, Inc. | 173000 | 185000 | 12000 | |||
$353000 | $336000 | $-17000 | ||||
Ignoring income taxes, what amount should be reported as a charge
against income in Pharoah's 2018 income statement if 2018 is
Pharoah's first year of operation?
| Net unrealized loss is $17000 |
| The amount to be reported as a charge against income in Pharoah's 2018 income statement is $17000 loss |