On January 1, 20Y7, Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments had a zero balance. On December 31, 20Y7, the cost of the available-for-sale securities was $189,000, and the fair value was $194,170. Journalize the adjusting entry to record the unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale investments on December 31. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Dec. 31

! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On December 31, Reggit Company held the following short-term investments in its portfolio of available-for-sale debt securities. Reggit had no short-term investments in its prior accounting periods. Available-for-Sale Securities Verrizano Corporation bonds Preble Corporation notes Lucerne Company bonds Prepare the December 31 adjusting entry to report these investments at fair value. General Journal Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Fair Value Adjustment Computation of fair value adjustment. Cost $ 68,000 49,000 64,000 Verrizano Corporation bonds Preble Corporation notes Lucerne Company bonds Total Fair Value Adjustment Computation - Available for Sale Portfolio Unrealized Amount Cost Fair Value $ 66,640 43,610 61,440 Fair Value $ 68,000 $ 66,640 49,000 43,610 64,000 61,440 $ 181,000 $ 171,690 Unrealized Loss

On February 15, Jewel Company buys bonds of Marcelo Corp. for $201,700. The investment is classified as available-for-sale securities. This is the company’s first and only investment in available-for-sale securities. On December 31, the bonds had a fair value of $203,700. The entry to record the year-end adjustment is:

Journal entries for trading investments The investments of Charger Inc. include an investment of trading securities of Raiders Inc. purchased on February 24, 20Y7, for $216,000. The fair value of the securities on December 31, 20Y7, is $288,000. a. Journalize the entries for the February 24 purchase and the adjustment to fair value on December 31, 20Y7. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 20Y7 Feb. 24 Accounting numeric field 20Y7 Dec. 31 Feedback Check My Work a. Increase the investment and reduce Cash for number of shares times the per share price. The unrealized gain (credit) or unrealized loss (debit) is the difference between the acquired per share price and the market price per share at 20Y7 taken times the number of shares acquired. The offset account for the gain or loss entry is the valuation allowance account. b. How is a unrealized gain or loss for trading investments reported on the financial statements? 00