ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES-W/WILEYPLUS
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781119707158
Author: Weygandt
Publisher: WILEY
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Question
Chapter 16, Problem 1Q
To determine
Securities: Securities refers to the stocks or bonds traded in the secondary market. Price of securities changes with the change in demand and supply of securities. It is an asset of the holder.
To explain: Reasons the corporations invest in securities.
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 1Q
Reasons the corporations invest in securities:
- To earn extra income from excess funds.
- To gain market share of a business.
- Since, securities have a ready market and can be considered as liquid assets.
- To get a regular income.
Explanation of Solution
- Corporations invest in securities to utilize the available funds and earn returns.
- Investment in securities provides an extra income to the corporate and an asset of the firm.
- Firm can sell the securities in the secondary market at any point of time.
Conclusion
Therefore, there are many reasons that the corporations invest in securities.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
BrightClean Car Wash reviewed its water bill and found
that the highest bill was $5,000 when they washed 500
cars, and the lowest bill was $3,200 when they washed
300 cars.
What is the variable cost per car associated with the
water bill?
A) $8.00
B) $9.00
C) $7.50
D) $8.50
what was the stockholders' equity at year-end? accounting question
what was the stockholders' equity at year-end
Chapter 16 Solutions
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES-W/WILEYPLUS
Ch. 16 - Prob. 1QCh. 16 - Prob. 2QCh. 16 - Prob. 3QCh. 16 - Prob. 4QCh. 16 - 5. What is the cost of an investment in stock?
Ch. 16 - Prob. 6QCh. 16 - Prob. 7QCh. 16 - Prob. 9QCh. 16 - Prob. 10QCh. 16 - Prob. 11Q
Ch. 16 - Prob. 12QCh. 16 - Prob. 13QCh. 16 - Prob. 14QCh. 16 - Prob. 2BECh. 16 - Prob. 3BECh. 16 - Prob. 1ECh. 16 - Prob. 4ECh. 16 - Prob. 6ECh. 16 - E16-7 On January 1, Zabel Corporation purchased a...Ch. 16 - Prob. 8ECh. 16 - Prob. 9ECh. 16 - Prob. 1PSACh. 16 - P16-2A In January 2017, the management of Kinzie...Ch. 16 - Prob. 3PSACh. 16 - Prob. 4PSACh. 16 - Prob. 5PSA
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- General Account tutor please find solutionarrow_forwardHamilton Textiles has the following data: • Beginning raw materials inventory = $90,000 Materials purchased = $55,000 Ending raw materials inventory = $75,000 Calculate the cost of raw materials used.arrow_forwardprovide correct answerarrow_forward
- What is the realized gain on these financial accounting question?arrow_forwardDo fast answer of this accounting questionsarrow_forwardCountry Selection for your Portfolio Project First, review the Portfolio Project description and the grading rubric in the Module 7 folder. Then, choose a country you will study and become an expert in as you prepare for the final project. Once you have selected a country, select a product that is currently not available there. This country-product combination will be the focus of your Portfolio Project. There can be only one person per country. So post early to ensure you get your country choice. It is best if we have representation from different regions of the world (e.g., Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin/Caribbean, the Middle East/North Africa, and Canada), so be aware of countries that have already been selected. Helpful Hint: The World FactbookLinks to an external site. is an excellent resource to use when deciding which country you want to study. You should respond to the product or service choice selection posted commenting on initial thoughts about appropriateness to the…arrow_forward
- For this discussion, address the questions below: Choose a global company that you feel does an excellent job of marketing its products and services. Discuss your perception of how the company avoids self-reference criterion to market effectively to different regions. You can structure your answer in the following manner: start your post with a well-developed paragraph to explain why you selected this company for this assignment. In the next paragraph, describe what you think drives this company's marketing strategy success. The third paragraph should discuss your perception of how the company avoids self-reference criterion to market effectively to different regions. Your fourth paragraph should focus on how you think the company avoids ethnocentric behavior in international markets where they are present.arrow_forwardWe are all strategists. That is, we set goals, navigate threats, and tap opportunities. We leverage our resources and implement decisions and actions to reach our goals. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail. (Adapted from Figure 1.1, Grant, 2022, p. 7) Please share an experience in which you played the strategist. What was your goal? Did the goal fit (or not fit) with the realities of the external environment and your resources? What implementation decisions and efforts did you make? Was your strategy successful or not? Why? Did strategy execution (i.e., implementation, monitoring, and control) play a key role in your strategy’s success or failure?arrow_forwardFour factors are important when assessing the global business environment: Political Risk Economic Risk Legal Risk Technological Risk For your Portfolio Project, you have been asked to move to a country of your choice and take over as a manager at one of your company’s subsidies that isn’t performing to its potential. The discussion for this week pertains to that scenario. Choose one of these four factors and discuss a ‘risk’ that could affect or has affected the company operations in the country you have chosen for your expansion plan. Describe how this risk relates to your selected country and organization.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337272094Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information SystemsAccountingISBN:9781337619202Author:Hall, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...AccountingISBN:9780134475585Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. RajanPublisher:PEARSON
Intermediate AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259722660Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M ThomasPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259726705Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting PrinciplesPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Framing Effect: Facts vs Half-Truths & Manipulation; Author: UKspreadbetting;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMNOp9qMA2I;License: Standard youtube license