Investment - Journal entries
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Bowers Investments bought 1,000 shares of IDA, Inc. common stock on Jan 1, Year 1, for $5,000 and 1,000 share of JOE, Inc. common stock on July 1, Year 1, for $6,000. IDA declared $500 in dividends, and JOE declared $600 in dividends on December 31, Year 1. At the end of Year 1, the market value of the IDA stock was $4,500 and the market value of the JOE stocks was $7,000. The stock was purchase for short-term speculation. Bowers owns 10% of each company.
1. The entry to record the purchase of IDA, Inc. common stock would
be which one of the following?
a. DR Trading securities-IDA common 5,000
CR Cash 5,000
b. DR Available-for-sale securities-IDA common 5,000
CR Cash 5,000
c. DR Cash 5,000
CR Trading securities-IDA common 5,000
d. DR Cash 5,000
CR available-for-sale securities-IDA common 5,000
2. Bowers should record the declaration of the JOE divident as shown in
which one of the following entries?
a. DR Cash 500
CR Dividend income 500
b. DR Dividends receivable 600
CR Dividend income 600
c. DR Dividend income 500
CR Dividends receivable 500
d. DR Dividend income 600
CR Dividends receivable 600
3. Which one of the following entries is appropriate for the mark to
market adjustment made by Bowers at the end of Year 1?
a. DR Market Adjustment-trading securities 500
CR Unrealized holding gain on trading securities 500
b. DR Unrealized holding gain on trading securites 500
CR Market adjustment-trading securities 500
c. DR Market Adjustment-trading securities 500
CR Unrealized holding loss on trading securities 500
d. DR Market adjustment-trading securities 500
CR Realized holding gain on trading securities 500
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1. Since the stock is purchased for short term speculation, it is a trading security and so the journal entry would be
a. DR Trading securities-IDA common 5,000
CR ...
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