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Storm, Inc. purchased the following available-for-sale securities during Year 1, its first year of operations:
Name | Number of Shares | Cost |
Dust Devil, Inc. | 1,900 | $81,700 |
Gale Co. | 860 | 69,660 |
Whirlwind Co. | 2,840 | 110,760 |
Total | $262,120 |
The market price per share for the available-for-sale security portfolio on December 31, Year 1, was as follows:
Market Price per Share, |
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Dec. 31, Year 1 |
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Dust Devil, Inc. | $39 |
Gale Co. | 75 |
Whirlwind Co. | 42 |
Required:
A. | Provide the journal entry to adjust the available-for-sale security portfolio to fair value on December 31, Year 1. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. |
B. | Describe the income statement impact from the December 31, Year 1, journal entry. |
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Storm, Inc. | |||||
Name | Number | Cost | Market Price | Market Value | Increase/(decrease) |
Dust Devil, Inc. | 1,900.00 | 81,700.00 | 39.00 | 74,100.00 | (7,600.00) |
Gale Co. | 860.00 | 69,660.00 | 75.00 | 64,500.00 | (5,160.00) |
Whirlwind Co. | 2,840.00 | 110,760.00 | 42.00 | 119,280.00 | 8,520.00 |
262,120.00 | 257,880.00 | (4,240.00) | |||
Answer a | |||||
Journal Entry | |||||
Account | Debit $ | Credit $ | |||
Loss on available-for-sale securities (recorded in other comprehensive income) | 7,600.00 | ||||
Dust Devil, Inc. | 7,600.00 | ||||
Loss on available-for-sale securities (recorded in other comprehensive income) | 5,160.00 | ||||
Gale Co. | 5,160.00 | ||||
Whirlwind Co. | 8,520.00 | ||||
Gain on available-for-sale securities (recorded in other comprehensive income) | 8,520.00 | ||||
Answer b | |||||
Net loss of $ 4,240 will be recorded as other comprehensive income in the income statement and will be shown in Balance Sheet. |