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In January 2020, the management of Oriole Company concludes that it has sufficient cash to permit...

In January 2020, the management of Oriole Company concludes that it has sufficient cash to permit some short-term investments in debt and stock securities. During the year, the following transactions occurred.

Feb. 1 Purchased 800 shares of Muninger common stock for $44,000.
Mar. 1 Purchased 1,000 shares of Tatman common stock for $25,000.
Apr. 1 Purchased 70 $1,240, 9% Yoakem bonds for $86,800. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1.
July 1 Received a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on the Muninger common stock.
Aug. 1 Sold 266 shares of Muninger common stock at $65 per share.
Sept. 1 Received a $1 per share cash dividend on the Tatman common stock.
Oct. 1 Received the semiannual interest on the Yoakem bonds.
Oct. 1 Sold the Yoakem bonds for $85,800.


At December 31, the fair value of the Muninger common stock was $56 per share. The fair value of the Tatman common stock was $24 per share.

a.

Journalize the transactions and post to the accounts Debt Investments and Stock Investments. (Use the T-account form.) (Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. 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.)
b.

Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2020, to report the investment securities at fair value. All securities are considered to be trading securities. (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.)
c.

Show the balance sheet presentation of investment securities at December 31 2020

d.

give the statement classification of each income statement account.

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Expert Solution

(a) DATE DESCRIPTION DEBIT CREDIT
Feb 1. Stock investments-Muninger 44000
Cash 44000
(Purchased 800 shares of Muninger)
Mar 1. Stock investments-Tatman 25000
Cash 25000
(Purchased 1000 shares of Tatman)
Apr 1. Debt investments-Yoakem bonds 86800
Cash 86800
(Purchased 70 $1240,9% yoakem bonds)
July 1. Cash (800*0.50) 400
Dividend income 400
(Received cash dividend)
Aug 1. Cash (266*65) 17290
Realized gain on trading securities 2660
Stock investments-Muninger
(44000/800)*266 14630
(Sale of 266 shares of Muninger)
Sep 1. Cash (1000*1) 1000
Dividend income 1000
(Received cash dividend)
Oct 1. Cash (86800*9%*6/12) 3906
Interest income 3906
(Received semi-annual interest on bond )
Oct 1. Cash 85800
Realized loss on debt investments 1000
Debt investments-Yoakem bonds 86800
(Sold the yoakem bonds)
Stock investments-Muninger
Date Account titles Debit Credit Balance
Feb 1. Cash 44000 44000
Aug 1. Cash 14630 29370
Stock investments-Tatman
Date Account titles Debit Credit Balance
Mar 1. Cash 25000 25000
Debt investments-Yoakem bonds
Date Account titles Debit Credit Balance
Apr 1. Cash 86800 86800
Oct 1. Cash 85800 1000
Oct 1. Realized loss on debt investments 1000 0
b.

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