
Trading securities: Debt securities which are held with the intention to sell in the short term for profit are called trading securities.
Available-for-sale securities: A debt or equity securities which are purchased with the intention of selling it before its maturity, or selling prior to the longest time period in case if security is without its maturity are called available-for-sale securities.
(a) To determine: To determine the reason UP Company should purchase investments rather than simply making loans also determine the reason for the purchase of investments that vary in nature both in terms of their maturity and in type (Debt versus stock).
Given information: All the information related to UP Company is provided in the question document.
(b) To determine To determine the UP Company account for its investments in each of the two categories.
(c) To determine: To determine the ways of classifying investments into two different categories assist investors in evaluating the profitability of a company like UP.
Given information: All the information related to UP Company is provided in the question document.
(d) To determine: To determine the step it could have taken with its investment portfolio that would have definitely increased reported profit. Reported increase in profit is the reason for not selling the securities. Suppose that the management of UP Company was not happy with its net income for the year.
Given information: All the information related to UP Company is provided in the question document.

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