Question

Rios Financial Co. is a regional insurance company that began operations on January 1, Year 1. The following transactions relate to trading securities acquired by Rios Financial Co., which has a fiscal year ending on December 31:

Record these transactions on page 10:

Year 1
Feb.	1.	Purchased 7,300 shares of Caldwell Inc. as a trading security at $37 per share plus a brokerage commission of $730.
May	1.	Purchased 1,800 shares of Holland Inc. as a trading security at $47 plus a brokerage commission of $198.
July	1.	Sold 3,800 shares of Caldwell Inc. for $35 per share less a $105 brokerage commission.
	31.	Received an annual dividend of $0.30 per share on Caldwell Inc. stock.
Dec.	31.	The portfolio of trading securities was adjusted to fair values of $35 and $46 per share for Caldwell Inc. and Holland Inc., respectively.

Record these transactions on page 11:

Year 2
Apr.	1.	Purchased 4,800 shares of Fuller Inc. as a trading security at $29 per share plus a $240 brokerage commission.
July	31.	Received an annual dividend of $0.45 per share on Caldwell Inc. stock.
Oct.	14.	Sold 960 shares of Fuller Inc. for $31 per share less a $50 brokerage commission.
Dec.	31	The portfolio of trading securities had a cost of $326,200 and a fair value of $404,846, requiring a debit balance in Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments of $78,646 ($404,846 - $326,200). Thus, the credit balance from December 31, Year 1, is to be adjusted to the new balance.

	Required:
1.	Journalize the entries to record these transactions. Round all final amounts to the nearest whole dollar. Be sure to enter the year as part of the date for the first entry on each page.
2.	Prepare the investment-related current asset balance sheet presentation for Rios Financial Co. on December 31, Year 2.
3.	How are unrealized gains and losses on trading investments presented in the financial statements? * Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts and Amount Descriptions provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. “Less” or “Plus” will automatically appear if it is required. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Chart of Accounts

Answer 1