Flounder Corporation purchased trading investment bonds for $59,000 at par. At December 31, Flounder received annual interest of $2,360, and the fair value of the bonds was $56,500. Prepare Flounder' journal entries for (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the interest received, and (c) the fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not

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Flounder Corporation purchased trading investment bonds for $59,000 at par. At December 31, Flounder received annual interest of $2,360, and the fair value of the bonds was $56,500.

Prepare Flounder' journal entries for (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the interest received, and (c) the fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) (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.)

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Debit
Credit
(a)
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
(b)
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
(c)
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
enter an account title
enter a debit amount
enter a credit amount
 
 
 
 
 
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