On December 31, 2014, Hubble Corp. has the following securities in its portfolio of temporary investments:                                                                                        Cost        Market        5,000 common shares of Orion Corp.             $ 82,500     $ 90,500        10,000 common shares of Rigel Ltd.                 90,000        84,500                                                                                $172,500   $175,000   On May 1, 2015, Hubble purchased 500 common shares of Aries Corp. @ $50.25 each plus 6.0% brokerage fee.  On July 1, 2015 Hubble received dividends totalling $4,250 from their portfolio investments.  On December 31, 2015, Hubble’s portfolio of trading equity securities reported the following market values:          5,000 common shares of Orion Corp.           $ 71,600        10,000 common shares of Rigel Ltd.                 98,500             500 common shares of Aries Corp.               27,750                                                                                $197,850  Required:  Assuming Hubble uses the FV–OCI model, prepare the general journal entries for (Note that dates are required for these journal entries; explanations are not required): a)    the 2014 year-end adjusting entry, b)    the 2015 transactions, and c)    the 2015 year-end adjusting entry.

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On December 31, 2014, Hubble Corp. has the following securities in its portfolio of temporary investments:

                                                                                       Cost        Market

       5,000 common shares of Orion Corp.             $ 82,500     $ 90,500

       10,000 common shares of Rigel Ltd.                 90,000        84,500

                                                                               $172,500   $175,000

 

On May 1, 2015, Hubble purchased 500 common shares of Aries Corp. @ $50.25 each plus 6.0% brokerage fee.  On July 1, 2015 Hubble received dividends totalling $4,250 from their portfolio investments.

 On December 31, 2015, Hubble’s portfolio of trading equity securities reported the following market values:

         5,000 common shares of Orion Corp.           $ 71,600

       10,000 common shares of Rigel Ltd.                 98,500

            500 common shares of Aries Corp.               27,750

                                                                               $197,850

 Required:

 Assuming Hubble uses the FV–OCI model, prepare the general journal entries for (Note that dates are required for these journal entries; explanations are not required):

a)    the 2014 year-end adjusting entry,

b)    the 2015 transactions, and

c)    the 2015 year-end adjusting entry.

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