Financial Accounting (11th Edition)
Financial Accounting (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134127620
Author: Walter T. Harrison Jr., Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 1QC
To determine

The appropriate amount to report for the investments on the December 31, 2016, balance sheet of D Productions.

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Answer to Problem 1QC

Answer: (b) $35,000

Explanation of Solution

Trading securities:

These are short-term investments in debt and equity securities with an intention of trading and earning profits due to changes in market prices.

The trading securities are recorded at fair value in the financial statements. D Production adjusts the trading securities to its fair value using an adjustment entry as follows:

DateAccount title and ExplanationPost Ref.

Debit

($)

Credit

($)

December 31, 2016Investments (trading securities) 10,000 
 Unrealized gain on trading securities  10,000
(To record the unrealized gain on trading securities)   

Table (1)

Explanation for the journal entry:

  • Investments (assets account) is increased. Thus, investments (trading securities) are debited with $10,000.
  • Unrealized gain on trading securities (retained earnings account) is increased. Thus, unrealized gain on trading securities is credited with $10,000 ($35,000$25,000) .

Here the investment account is increased by $10,000 and the closing balance of investments (trading securities) is increased to $35,000. Hence, in the balance sheet of D Production the trading securities are reported at $35,000.

The above analysis says that option (b) $35,000 is the correct amount. Option (a) (c) and (d) are incorrect amounts.

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Chapter 5 Solutions

Financial Accounting (11th Edition)

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