Kroshka Holdings Corporation has several investments in the debt and equity securities of other companies:...

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Kroshka Holdings Corporation has several investments in the debt and equity securities of other companies:

1. 10-year BCE bonds, purchased to earn interest.
2. 10-year GE bonds, intended to be sold if interest rates go down.
3. One-year Government of Canada bonds, purchased to earn interest.
4. 180-day treasury bill, intended to be held to earn interest.
5. Bank of Montreal preferred shares, purchased to sell in the near term at a profit.
6. Loblaw common shares, purchased to sell in the near term at a profit.
7. 60% of the common shares of Pizzutto Holdings Corporation, a major competitor of Kroshka Holdings.
8. 22% of the common shares of Kesha Inc., one of Kroshka Holdings suppliers. Assume Kroshka exercises significant influence over Kesha.

(a) Indicate whether each of the above investments is a non-strategic or strategic investment.
(b) Indicate whether each of the above investments would be classified as a current asset or non-current asset in Kroshka Holdings balance sheet.
(c) For each investment that you classified as non-strategic, indicate the amount the investment will be reported at in the balance sheet assuming that Kroshka is a public company.

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