Holly Company invests its excess cash in marketable securities. At the beginning of 2010 it had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale securities:                                                                                                                         12/31/09 Security                                                                                  Cost                Fair Value 400 shares of I Company common stock                                $ 8,400            $ 9,400              700 shares of O Company common stock                              23,100             21,700 Totals                                                  $31,500           $31,100 During 2010, the following transactions occurred:                  Mar. 31 Purchased U Company 8% bonds with a face value of $10,000 for $10,000 plus accrued interest; interest is payable on the bonds each June 30 and December 31 May 17 Sold 200 shares of O Company common stock for $30 per share June 30 Received the semiannual interest on the U Company bonds Oct. 12 Sold 100 shares of I Company common stock for $24 per share Dec. 31 Received the semiannual interest on the U Company bonds and dividends of $1 per share and $1.50 per share on the I and O Company common stock, respectively The December 31 closing market prices were as follows: I Company common stock, $25 per share; O Company common stock, $31 per share; U Company 8% bonds, 101.   Required Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information. Show what is reported on the Holly Company’s 2010 income statement. Assuming the investment in I Company stock is considered to be a current asset and the remaining investments are non-current, show how all the items are reported on the December 31, 2010 balance sheet of the Holly Company. If GAAP required that unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities be included in income, how much would Holly recognize in 2010?

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Holly Company invests its excess cash in marketable securities. At the beginning of 2010 it had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale securities:

                                                                                                                        12/31/09

Security                                                                                  Cost                Fair Value

400 shares of I Company common stock                                $ 8,400            $ 9,400             

700 shares of O Company common stock                              23,100             21,700

Totals                                                  $31,500           $31,100

During 2010, the following transactions occurred:                 

Mar. 31 Purchased U Company 8% bonds with a face value of $10,000 for $10,000 plus accrued interest; interest is payable on the bonds each June 30 and December 31

May 17 Sold 200 shares of O Company common stock for $30 per share

June 30 Received the semiannual interest on the U Company bonds

Oct. 12 Sold 100 shares of I Company common stock for $24 per share

Dec. 31 Received the semiannual interest on the U Company bonds and dividends of $1 per share and $1.50 per share on the I and O Company common stock, respectively

The December 31 closing market prices were as follows: I Company common stock, $25 per share; O Company common stock, $31 per share; U Company 8% bonds, 101.

 

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  1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.
  2. Show what is reported on the Holly Company’s 2010 income statement.
  3. Assuming the investment in I Company stock is considered to be a current asset and the remaining investments are non-current, show how all the items are reported on the December 31, 2010 balance sheet of the Holly Company.
  4. If GAAP required that unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities be included in income, how much would Holly recognize in 2010?
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