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Investment: The act of allocating money to buy a monetary asset, in order to generate wealth in the future is referred to as investment.
Available-for-sale (AFS) securities: These are short-term or long-term investments in debt and equity securities with an intention of holding the investment for some strategic purposes like meeting liquidity needs or manage interest risk.
To Locate: The annual report of a public company that includes the footnote describing the securities available for sale, using the EDGAR in the SEC website.
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To Identify: The caption under which the securities are reported in the comparative balance sheets and to whether they are classified as current or non-current assets.
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To Explain: The method of reporting the realized gains and losses, in the comparative income statement.
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To Explain: The method of reporting the unrealized gains and losses, in the comparative statements and the shareholder’s equity.
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To Explain: Under what head accumulated unrealized gains or losses identifiable in the comparative balance sheets. And the reason for not reporting them in the Income Statement.
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To Explain: The information provided by the changes in the
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- Required information Problem 15-3A (Algo) Debt investments in available-for-sale securities; unrealized and realized gains and losses LO P3 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Stoll Company's long-term available-for-sale portfolio at the start of this year consists of the following. Available-for-Sale Securities Cost Company A bonds Company B notes $530,700 159,250 Fair Value $ 495,000 151,000 647,710 Company C bonds 661,000 Stoll enters into the following transactions involving its available-for-sale debt securities this year. January 29 Sold one-half of the Company B notes for $78,000. July 6 Purchased Company X bonds for $123,600. November 13 Purchased Company Z notes for $267,900. December 9 Sold all of the Company A bonds for $518,300. Fair values at December 31 are B. $84,300; C, $604,800, X, $100,000, and Z, $288,000. Problem 15-3A (Algo) Part 1 and 2arrow_forwardRequired information Problem 15-2A Recording, adjusting, and reporting available-for-sale debt securities LO P3 Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Mead Inc. began operations in Year 1, following is a series of transactions and events involving its long-term debt investments in available-for-sale securities. Year 1 Jan. 20 Purchased Johnson & Johnson bonds for $25,000. Feb. 9 Purchased notes of Sony for $59,490. June 12 Purchased bonds of Mattel for $45,000. Dec. 31 Fair values for debt in the portfolio are Johnson & Johnson, $26,900; Sony, $49,050; and Mattel, $55,950. Year 2 Apr. 15 Sold all of the bonds of Johnson & Johnson for $28,000. July 5 Sold all of the bonds of Mattel for $39,000. July 22 Purchased notes of Sara Lee for $17,100. Aug. 19 Purchased bonds of Kodak for $18,450. Dec. 31 Fair values for debt in the portfolio are Kodak, $18,900; Sara Lee,…arrow_forwardMC Qu. 41-14 The The requires that all investment companies file a notification of registration with the SEC. Multiple Choice Market Reform Act Penny-Stock Act requires that all investment... Investment Company Act Securities and Exchange Amendment Act APR 27 Travearrow_forward
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