Balance Sheet Presentation of Available-for-Sale Investments During Year 1, its first year of operations, Galileo Company purchased two available-for-sale investments as follows: Security Shares Purchased Cost Hawking Inc. 860   $43,602   Pavlov Co. 2,330   61,512   Assume that as of December 31, Year 1, the Hawking Inc. stock had a market value of $60 per share and the Pavlov Co. stock had a market value of $48 per share. Galileo Company had net income of $337,400 and paid no dividends for the year ending December 31, Year 1. All of the available-for-sale investments are classified as current assets.   a.  Prepare the Current Assets section of the balance sheet presentation for the available-for-sale investments. Galileo Company Balance Sheet (selected items) December 31, Year 1 Assets     Current Assets:       $fill in the blank 6f30cb02405dfbc_2   Plus Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments  fill in the blank 6f30cb02405dfbc_4 $fill in the blank 6f30cb02405dfbc_5   Feedback   a. Compute the cost of the available-for-sale investments portfolio. Compute the market price of the available-for-sale investments portfolio. Compute the difference between the two amounts, which is the valuation allowance adjustment. Recall that a Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments resulting from an unrealized gain would be shown on the balance sheet as an addition to the current asset of Available-for-Sale Investments (at cost). b.  Prepare the Stockholders' Equity section of the balance sheet to reflect the earnings and unrealized gain (loss) for the available-for-sale investments. Galileo Company Balance Sheet (selected Stockholders' Equity items) December 31, Year 1 Stockholders' Equity   Retained Earnings  $fill in the blank e26b35fe4ffff84_2 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments  fill in the blank e26b35fe4ffff84_4   Feedback   b. Recall that net income flows to retained earnings and is adjusted with unrealized gains/losses in the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet when dealing with available-for-sale investments.

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Balance Sheet Presentation of Available-for-Sale Investments

During Year 1, its first year of operations, Galileo Company purchased two available-for-sale investments as follows:

Security Shares Purchased Cost
Hawking Inc. 860   $43,602  
Pavlov Co. 2,330   61,512  

Assume that as of December 31, Year 1, the Hawking Inc. stock had a market value of $60 per share and the Pavlov Co. stock had a market value of $48 per share. Galileo Company had net income of $337,400 and paid no dividends for the year ending December 31, Year 1. All of the available-for-sale investments are classified as current assets.

 

a.  Prepare the Current Assets section of the balance sheet presentation for the available-for-sale investments.

Galileo Company
Balance Sheet (selected items)
December 31, Year 1
Assets    
Current Assets:    
  $fill in the blank 6f30cb02405dfbc_2  
Plus Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments  fill in the blank 6f30cb02405dfbc_4 $fill in the blank 6f30cb02405dfbc_5
 
Feedback
 

a. Compute the cost of the available-for-sale investments portfolio. Compute the market price of the available-for-sale investments portfolio. Compute the difference between the two amounts, which is the valuation allowance adjustment. Recall that a Valuation Allowance for Available-for-Sale Investments resulting from an unrealized gain would be shown on the balance sheet as an addition to the current asset of Available-for-Sale Investments (at cost).

b.  Prepare the Stockholders' Equity section of the balance sheet to reflect the earnings and unrealized gain (loss) for the available-for-sale investments.

Galileo Company
Balance Sheet (selected Stockholders' Equity items)
December 31, Year 1
Stockholders' Equity  
Retained Earnings  $fill in the blank e26b35fe4ffff84_2
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Investments  fill in the blank e26b35fe4ffff84_4
 
Feedback
 

b. Recall that net income flows to retained earnings and is adjusted with unrealized gains/losses in the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet when dealing with available-for-sale investments.

 
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