Financial Accounting
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Chapter A, Problem 8ME
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Indicate the effects of equity-method securities transactions on financial statements.
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Use the following information on a company’s investments in equity securities to answer questions 1- 2 below.
The company’s accounting year ends December 31.
Investment
Date of acquisition
Cost
Fair value
12/31/16
Date sold
Selling price
Ajax Company stock
6/20/16
$40,000
$35,000
2/10/17
$32,000
Bril Corporation stock
5/1/16
20,000
N/A
11/15/16
26,000
Coy Company stock
8/2/16
16,000
16,500
1/17/17
23,000
1. If the above investments are categorized as trading securities, what amount is reported for gain or loss on securities, on the 2016 income statement?
2. If the above investments are categorized as trading securities, what amount is reported for gain or loss on securities, on the 2017 income statement?
Assessing Financial Statement Effects of Marketable Equity Securities
Use the financial statement effects template to record the accounts and amounts for the following four transactions involving investments in marketable equity securities.
a. Purchased 14,000 common shares of Heller Co. at $16 cash per share.
b. Received a cash dividend of $1.25 per common share from Heller.
c. Year-end market price of Heller common stock is $17.50 per share.
d. Sold all 14,000 common shares of Heller for $220,920 cash.
Note: For each account category, indicate the appropriate account name. Enter "N/A" for any account category that is not used for a given transaction.
Note: Indicate a decrease in an account category by including a negative sign with the amount.
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Classifying Investments in Securities
Match each security listed below with its usual classification: (1) trading securities, (2) available-for-sale securities, (3) equity method securities, (4) held-to-maturity securities, or (5) equity securities measured at FV-NI.
a. Abbot common stock, no-par; acquired to use temporarily idle cash with intent to sell next month.
b. 30% interest in Packaging Inc.; acquired to drive costs down through vertical integration.
c. Mack stock held in trading account.
d. Hasten Inc.'s 10-year bonds acquired. Hasten intends to hold to maturity, but may need to sell the bonds earlier for cash.
e. Staufer common stock, par $5; acquired to gain a significant influence, but not control.
f. Frazer bonds, 9% mature at the end of 10 years; acquired with the intent and ability to hold for 10 years.
g. Foreign Corp. common stock; a 30% interest acquired, but difficulties encountered in an attempt to obtain representation on the Foreign…
Chapter A Solutions
Financial Accounting
Ch. A - Prob. 1QCh. A - Explain the difference in accounting methods used...Ch. A - Explain how bonds held to maturity are reported on...Ch. A - Explain the application of the cost principle to...Ch. A - Under the fair value method, when and how does the...Ch. A - Under the equity method, why does the investor...Ch. A - Prob. 7QCh. A - Prob. 8QCh. A - Prob. 9QCh. A - Company X owns 40 percent of Company Y and...
Ch. A - Prob. 2MCQCh. A - Dividends received from stock that is reported as...Ch. A - Prob. 4MCQCh. A - Prob. 5MCQCh. A - When using the equity method of accounting, when...Ch. A - Prob. 7MCQCh. A - Prob. 8MCQCh. A - Which of the following is true regarding the...Ch. A - Prob. 10MCQCh. A - Matching Measurement and Reporting Methods Match...Ch. A - Prob. 2MECh. A - Prob. 3MECh. A - Prob. 4MECh. A - Prob. 5MECh. A - Prob. 6MECh. A - Prob. 7MECh. A - Prob. 8MECh. A - Prob. 9MECh. A - Prob. 10MECh. A - Prob. 11MECh. A - Prob. 1ECh. A - Prob. 2ECh. A - Recording Transactions in the Available-for-Sale...Ch. A - Prob. 4ECh. A - Prob. 5ECh. A - Reporting Gains and Losses in the Trading...Ch. A - Prob. 7ECh. A - Prob. 8ECh. A - Prob. 9ECh. A - Prob. 10ECh. A - Prob. 11ECh. A - Prob. 1PCh. A - Prob. 2PCh. A - Prob. 3PCh. A - Prob. 4PCh. A - Prob. 5PCh. A - Comparing Methods to Account for Various Levels of...Ch. A - Prob. 7PCh. A - Recording Investments for Significant Influence LO...Ch. A - Prob. 9PCh. A - Prob. 10PCh. A - Prob. 11PCh. A - Prob. 1APCh. A - Prob. 2APCh. A - Reporting Passive Investments During January 2017,...Ch. A - Prob. 4APCh. A - Prob. 5APCh. A - Prob. 6APCh. A - Prob. 1CONCh. A - Finding Financial Information Refer to the...Ch. A - Prob. 2CPCh. A - Prob. 3CPCh. A - Prob. 4CPCh. A - Prob. 5CPCh. A - Prob. 6CP
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