Required: Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event. Use one summary entry on December 31 to adjust the portfolio of equity investments to fair value. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place, (L.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
Required: Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event. Use one summary entry on December 31 to adjust the portfolio of equity investments to fair value. Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place, (L.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
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![Amalgamated General Corporation is a consulting firm that also offers financial services through its credit division. From time to time
the company buys and sells securities. The following selected transactions relate to Amalgamated's investment activities during the
last quarter of 2024 and the first month of 2025. The only securities held by Amalgamated at October 1, 2024 were $30 million of 10%
bonds of Kansas Abstractors, Incorporated purchased on May 1, 2024 at face value and held in Amalgamated's trading securities
portfolio. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31.
October 18, 2024 Purchased 2 million shares of Hillwork Ventures Company common stock for $58 million. Millwork has a
total of 30 million shares issued.
Received semiannual interest of $1.5 million from the Kansas Abstractors bonds.
October 31, 2024
November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024
December 1, 2024
December 20, 2024
December 21, 2024
December 23, 2024
December 29, 2024
December 31, 2024
Purchased 10% bonds of Holistic Entertainment Enterprises at their $18 million face value, to be held
until they mature in 2034. Semiannual interest is payable April 30 and October 31.
Sold the Kansas Abstractors bonds for $28 million because rising interest rates are expected to cause
their fair value to continue to fall. No unrealized gains and losses had been recorded on these bonds
previously.
Purchased 12% bonds of Household Plastics Corporation at their $60 million face value, to be held
until they mature in 2014. Seniannual interest is payable May 31 and November 30.
Purchased U. S. Treasury bonds for $5.6 million as trading securities, hoping to earn profits on
short-term differences in prices.
Purchased 4 million shares of XS Corporation's 50 million shares of common stock for $44 million,
planning to hold these shares until narket conditions encourage their sale.
Sold the Treasury bonds for $5.7 million.
Received cash dividends of 53 million from the Millwork Ventures Company shares of common stock.
Recorded any necessary adjusting entries relating to the investments. The market price of the Millwork
Ventures Company common stock vas $27.50 per share and $11.50 per share for the NXS Corporation common
stock. The fair values of the bond investments were $58.7 million for Household Plastica Corporation
and $16.7 million for Holistic Entertainment Enterprises.
January 7, 2025 sold the NxScorporation common stock shares for $43.3 million.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event. Use one summary entry on December 31 to adjust the portfolio of
equity investments to fair value.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required in the first account field. Do not round
intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place, (l.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
View transaction list
Journal entry worksheet
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
Record the sale of the NXS Corporation common shares for $43.3 million.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6c1b19ff-0877-4381-b945-46a1e90def6a%2Fe8f127f5-dfaa-4744-bd02-e2d486874dc5%2F2085hvg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Amalgamated General Corporation is a consulting firm that also offers financial services through its credit division. From time to time
the company buys and sells securities. The following selected transactions relate to Amalgamated's investment activities during the
last quarter of 2024 and the first month of 2025. The only securities held by Amalgamated at October 1, 2024 were $30 million of 10%
bonds of Kansas Abstractors, Incorporated purchased on May 1, 2024 at face value and held in Amalgamated's trading securities
portfolio. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31.
October 18, 2024 Purchased 2 million shares of Hillwork Ventures Company common stock for $58 million. Millwork has a
total of 30 million shares issued.
Received semiannual interest of $1.5 million from the Kansas Abstractors bonds.
October 31, 2024
November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024
December 1, 2024
December 20, 2024
December 21, 2024
December 23, 2024
December 29, 2024
December 31, 2024
Purchased 10% bonds of Holistic Entertainment Enterprises at their $18 million face value, to be held
until they mature in 2034. Semiannual interest is payable April 30 and October 31.
Sold the Kansas Abstractors bonds for $28 million because rising interest rates are expected to cause
their fair value to continue to fall. No unrealized gains and losses had been recorded on these bonds
previously.
Purchased 12% bonds of Household Plastics Corporation at their $60 million face value, to be held
until they mature in 2014. Seniannual interest is payable May 31 and November 30.
Purchased U. S. Treasury bonds for $5.6 million as trading securities, hoping to earn profits on
short-term differences in prices.
Purchased 4 million shares of XS Corporation's 50 million shares of common stock for $44 million,
planning to hold these shares until narket conditions encourage their sale.
Sold the Treasury bonds for $5.7 million.
Received cash dividends of 53 million from the Millwork Ventures Company shares of common stock.
Recorded any necessary adjusting entries relating to the investments. The market price of the Millwork
Ventures Company common stock vas $27.50 per share and $11.50 per share for the NXS Corporation common
stock. The fair values of the bond investments were $58.7 million for Household Plastica Corporation
and $16.7 million for Holistic Entertainment Enterprises.
January 7, 2025 sold the NxScorporation common stock shares for $43.3 million.
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event. Use one summary entry on December 31 to adjust the portfolio of
equity investments to fair value.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required in the first account field. Do not round
intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place, (l.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
View transaction list
Journal entry worksheet
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
Record the sale of the NXS Corporation common shares for $43.3 million.
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