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Available-for-sale securities; adjustment to fair value
During its first year of operations, Giovani Foods purchased available-for-sale securities for $37,500. Giovani Foods expects it will sell the securities within the next year. At the end of the year, these securities had a market value of $33,900.
Assume that Giovani Foods did not purchase or sell any available-for-sale securities during its second year of operations. At the end of the second year, the market value of the available-for-sale securities is $40,000.
a. What would be the amount of the adjustment to fair value for the available-for-sale securities?
$
b. After the adjustment is posted to the accounts, what is the balance of the valuation allowance for availablefor-sale securities account?
c. How would the increase in the fair value of the securities in the second year be reported on Giovani Foods' financial statements?
The available-for-sale securities would be reported as : on the balance sheet. The unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities would be reported as an addition to on the balance sheet.
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