16. When the market value of a company's available-for-sale investments is lower than its cost, the difference should be a. reported as a liability b. reported in the footnotes to financial statements c. deducted from the investment in available-for-sale securities account d. added to the investment in available-for-sale securities account

16. When the market value of a company's available-for-sale investments is lower than its cost, the difference should be a. reported as a liability b. reported in the footnotes to financial statements c. deducted from the investment in available-for-sale securities account d. added to the investment in available-for-sale securities account

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter13: Investments And Long-term Receivables

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When the market value of a company’s portfolio of available-for-sale securities is lower than its cost，the difference should be: a. accounted for as a valuation allowance deducted from the asset to which it relates b. accounted for as an addition in the shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet c. accounted for as a liability d. disclosed and described in a note to the financial statements but not accounted for.
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