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On August 15, 2019, Martinez Co. invested idle cash by purchasing a call option on Counting Crows Inc. common shares for $738. The notional value of the call option is 820 shares, and the option price is $82. The option expires on January 31, 2020. The following data are available with respect to the call option.
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 Market Price of Counting  | 
 Time Value of Call  | 
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| September 30, 2019 | $98 per share | $369 | ||
| December 31, 2019 | $94 per share | 133 | ||
| January 15, 2020 | $96 per share | 62 | 
Prepare the journal entries for Martinez for the following
dates.
| (a) | Investment in call option on Counting Crows shares on August 15, 2019. | |
| (b) | September 30, 2019—Martinez prepares financial statements. | |
| (c) | December 31, 2019—Martinez prepares financial statements. | |
| (d) | January 15, 2020—Martinez settles the call option on the Counting Crows shares. | 
(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.)
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 No.  | 
 Date  | 
 Account Titles and Explanation  | 
 Debit  | 
 Credit  | 
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 (a)  | 
Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
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 (b)  | 
Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
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 (To record the change in intrinsic value.)  | 
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 (To record the time value change.)  | 
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 (c)  | 
Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
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 (To record the change in intrinsic value.)  | 
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 (To record the time value change.)  | 
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 (d)  | 
Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
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 (To record the time value change.)  | 
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 (To record settlement of call option.)  | 
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 Date  | 
 particulars  | 
 debit  | 
 credit  | 
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 Aug 15, 2019  | 
 call option  | 
 $738  | 
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 Cash  | 
 $738  | 
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 Sept 30, 2019  | 
 Unrealized holding gain or loss- income (820*(98-82))  | 
 $13,120  | 
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 Call option  | 
 $13,120  | 
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 (To record the change in intrinsic value)  | 
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 Unrealized holding gain or loss - income (738-369)  | 
 $369  | 
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 Call option  | 
 $369  | 
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 (The record the time value change)  | 
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 Dec 31, 2019  | 
 unrealized holding gain or loss-income (820*(98-94))  | 
 $3,280  | 
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 Call option  | 
 $3,280  | 
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 (To record the change in intrinsic value)  | 
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 Unrealized holding gain or loss-income (369-133)  | 
 $236  | 
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 Call option  | 
 $236  | 
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 (To record the time value change)  | 
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 Jan 15, 2020  | 
 unrealized holding gain or lose-income (133-62)  | 
 $71  | 
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 Call option  | 
 $71  | 
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 (To record the time value change)  | 
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 Cash (820*(96-82))  | 
 $10,660  | 
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 Gain on settlement of call option  | 
 $687  | 
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 Call option (738+13,120)-(369+3,280+236)  | 
 $9,973  | 
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 (To record the settlement of call option)  |