FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
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Chapter C, Problem 2DQ
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Short Term Investments:
Short term investments are basically the type of investments in which the funds are blocked for comparatively much lesser time period than the long term investments. Also, such investments generate output within a very short time span but their value, on the other hand also is comparatively lesser than the long term investments. The idea behind the motive of short term investments is to promote liquidity so that the investors who require funds within a couple of months or a year may invest in them. Generally, the maximum period of a short term investment is one year.
Trading Securities:
An active investment in debt or equity to earn short term profits or gains is known as trading securities. Also, trading securities are divided on the basis of the motive behind them. There are three different aspects of trading securities that are trading, for sale and holding till maturity..The trading securities are traded in open market and are always valued at fair market value in the books of accounts.
Valuation to be reported for short term investments in trading securities on a
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