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Use the following information for the Quick Study below.
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Kitty Company began operations in the current year and acquired
short-term debt investments in trading securities. The year-end
cost and fair values for its portfolio of these debt investments
follow.
Portfolio of Trading Securities | Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||
Tesla Bonds | $ | 12,600 | $ | 9,450 | ||||||
Nike Bonds | 20,800 | 21,840 | ||||||||
Ford Bonds | 5,200 | 4,160 | ||||||||
QS 15-4 Fair value adjustment to a portfolio of trading securities LO P1
Prepare journal entry to record the December 31 year-end fair value adjustment for the debt securities
Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
Dec 31st | |||
Based on the information available in the question, we can record the journal entry as follows:-
Particulars | Cost | Fair Value |
Tesla Bonds | 12,600 | 9,450 |
Nike Bonds | 20,800 | 21,840 |
Ford Bonds | 5,200 | 4,160 |
Total | 38,600 | 35,450 |
The journal entry to record the fair value adjustment is :-
December 31 | Unrealized Holding Loss ($38,600 - $35,450) | 3,150 | |
To Fair Value Adjustment A/c | 3,150 | ||
(To record the fair value adjustement on December 31) |
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