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At the beginning of 2019, Able Company had the following portfolio of investments in trading securities (all of which were acquired at par value):
Security | Cost | 1/1/2019 Fair Value |
A | $20,000 | $25,000 |
B | 30,000 | 29,000 |
Totals | $50,000 | $54,000 |
During 2019, the following transactions occurred:
May 3 | Purchased C debt securities at their par value for $50,000. |
July 1 | Sold all of the A securities for $27,000 plus interest of $1,000. |
Dec. 31 | Received interest of $7,600 on the B and C securities. Additionally the following information was available: |
| 12/31/2019 |
Security | Fair Value |
B | $29,000 |
C | 52,500 |
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Required:
1. | Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information. |
CHART OF ACCOUNTS |
Able Company |
General Ledger |
| ASSETS | 111 | Cash | 113 | Investment in Trading Securities | 114 | Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities | 119 | Allowance for Change in Fair Value of Investment | 121 | Accounts Receivable | 141 | Inventory | 152 | Prepaid Insurance | 181 | Equipment | 189 | Accumulated Depreciation | 191 | Investment in Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities | | LIABILITIES | 211 | Accounts Payable | 231 | Salaries Payable | 250 | Unearned Revenue | 261 | Income Taxes Payable | | EQUITY | 311 | Common Stock | 331 | Retained Earnings | 390 | Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss: Trading Securities | 391 | Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss: Available-for-Sale Securities | | | REVENUE | 411 | Sales Revenue | 431 | Interest Income | 441 | Gain on Sale of Trading Securities | | EXPENSES | 500 | Cost of Goods Sold | 511 | Insurance Expense | 512 | Utilities Expense | 521 | Salaries Expense | 532 | Bad Debt Expense | 540 | Interest Expense | 541 | Depreciation Expense | 559 | Miscellaneous Expenses | 910 | Income Tax Expense | |
May 3, 2019 | Investment in Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities | 50,000 | |
| Cash | | 50,000 |
July 1, 2019 | Cash | 28,000 | |
| Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss: Trading Securities | 6,000 | |
| Investment in Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities | | 25,000 |
| Interest Income | | 1,000 |
| Gain on Sale of Trading Securities | | 2,000 |
December 31, 2019 | Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss: Trading Securities | 1,000 | |
| Investment in Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities | 2,500 | |
| Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss: Trading Securities | | 2,500 |
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