Presented below is selected information related to the financial instruments of Pronghorn Company at December 31, 2020. This is Pronghorn Company’s first year of operations.     Carrying Amount   Fair Value (at December 31) Investment in debt securities (intent is to hold to maturity)   $42,700   $43,600 Investment in Chen Company stock   848,500   952,100 Bonds payable   237,600   213,400 (a) Pronghorn elects to use the fair value option for these investments. Assuming that Pronghorn’s net income is $106,200 in 2020 before reporting any securities gains or losses, determine Pronghorn’s net income for 2020. Assume that the difference between the carrying value and fair value is due to credit deterioration. Pronghorn’s net income for 2020   $  (b) Record the journal entry, if any, necessary at December 31, 2020, to record the fair value option for the bonds payable. (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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Presented below is selected information related to the financial instruments of Pronghorn Company at December 31, 2020. This is Pronghorn Company’s first year of operations.

   
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
(at December 31)
Investment in debt securities (intent is to hold to maturity)   $42,700   $43,600
Investment in Chen Company stock   848,500   952,100
Bonds payable   237,600   213,400

(a) Pronghorn elects to use the fair value option for these investments. Assuming that Pronghorn’s net income is $106,200 in 2020 before reporting any securities gains or losses, determine Pronghorn’s net income for 2020. Assume that the difference between the carrying value and fair value is due to credit deterioration.

Pronghorn’s net income for 2020  

(b) Record the journal entry, if any, necessary at December 31, 2020, to record the fair value option for the bonds payable. (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.)

Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
Dec. 31, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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