quarrying pany's profits, coupled with a conservative dividend policy, resulted in funds available for outside investment. Over the years, Concord has had a policy of investing idle cash in equity securities. In particular, Conco odic investments in the company's principal vendor of mining equipment, Norton Industries. Although the firm currently owns 12% of the outstanding common stock of Norton Industries, Concord does not have si ence over the operations of Norton Industries. ryl Thomas has recently joined Concord as assistant controller, and her first assignment is to prepare the December 31, 2025 year-end adjusting entries for the accounts that are valued by the "fair value" rule for fi orting purposes. Thomas has gathered the following information about Concord's pertinent accounts. Concord has equity securities related to Delaney Motors and Patrick Electric. During 2025. Concord purchased 99,000 shares of Delaney Motors for $1,485,000; these shares currently have a fair value of $1,6 Concord' investment in Patrick Electric has not been profitable; the company acquired 52,000 shares of Patrick in April 2025 at $21 per share, a purchase that currently has a value of $714,000. Prior to 2025, Concord invested $22,505,000 in Norton Industries and has not changed its holdings this year. This investment in Norton Industries was valued at $21,381,000 on December 31, 2024. Concord' ownership of Norton Industries has a current fair value of $22.369,000 on December 31, 2025.

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