Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter E, Problem E.2S

(Learning Objective 2: Account for investments in equity securities when the investor has insignificant influence) Ardmore Investments purchased Columbia Corporation shares on December 16 for $110,000. Ardmore plans on holding the securities a few months. Ardmore owns less than 2% of the outstanding shares of Columbia.

  1. 1. Suppose the Columbia shares decreased in value to $88,000 at December 31. Make the Ardmore journal entry to adjust the Investment in Equity Securities account to fair value.
  2. 2. Show how Ardmore would report the Investment in Equity Securities account on its balance sheet and the unrealized gain or loss on its income statement.
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