On January 1, 2020, A Corp. had the following investments: Classification Investment Market Value Maturity Value Cost Trading K Inc. bonds $1,900   $1,800 Trading S Co. bonds 3,100   3,000 Held-to-maturity G Inc. bonds (due 12/31/2022)   $10,000 9,700 During the year, A Corp. acquired M Co. bonds for $1,000 and classified it as trading. At year-end, the M Co. bonds have fair market value of $1,200. The K Inc. investment on December 31 had a fair market value of $2,500. The S Co. investment had a December 31 market value of $3,500, and the G Inc. bonds had a December 31 market value of $9,850. Required: Indicate the balance sheet classification and where unrealized holding gains/losses would appear on the December 31, 2020 financial statements for each investment.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
3rd Edition
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Chapter13: Investments And Long-term Receivables
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1MC
icon
Related questions
Question

On January 1, 2020, A Corp. had the following investments:

Classification Investment Market
Value
Maturity
Value
Cost
Trading K Inc. bonds $1,900   $1,800
Trading S Co. bonds 3,100   3,000
Held-to-maturity G Inc. bonds (due 12/31/2022)   $10,000 9,700

During the year, A Corp. acquired M Co. bonds for $1,000 and classified it as trading. At year-end, the M Co. bonds have fair market value of $1,200. The K Inc. investment on December 31 had a fair market value of $2,500. The S Co. investment had a December 31 market value of $3,500, and the G Inc. bonds had a December 31 market value of $9,850.

Required:

Indicate the balance sheet classification and where unrealized holding gains/losses would appear on the December 31, 2020 financial statements for each investment.

Classification Balance Sheet
Valuation
 : Trading Securities (at fair value) $fill in the blank 2
 : Held-to-maturity (amortized cost) $fill in the blank 4
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Investments and Financial instruments
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337690881
Author:
Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305088436
Author:
Carl Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher:
Cengage Learning