Acc 308 - Week4-4-2 Homework - Chapter 13
Acc 308 - Week4-4-2 Homework - Chapter 13
Acc 308 - Week4-4-2 Homework - Chapter 13
2. Trading Securities
On its December 31, 2015, balance sheet, Fay Company reported investments, classified as
trading securities, at a market value of $183,000. There was no change during 2016 in the
composition of Fay's portfolio of marketable equity securities classified as trading securities.
Pertinent data are as follows:
Market Value at Market Value at
Security Cost 12/31/15 12/31/16
What amount of loss on these securities should be included in Fay's income statement for
the year ended December 31, 2016?
a.$0
b.$3,500
c.$1,500
d.$2,000
3. Cash Dividends Received
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Cash dividends declared out of current earnings were distributed to an investor. How will
the investor's investment account be affected by those dividends under each of the
following accounting methods? A
4. On September 30, Franz Corporation notices a decline in value of its investment in held-
to-maturity bonds that it believes to be other than temporary. On that date, the carrying
value of the bonds is $38,500 and the fair value is $22,980.
Required:
Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment.
d. Mole purchased 30% of the common stock in a supplier in an effort to have more
input into the quality of the raw materials it receives. Equity method investment
e. Mole purchased bonds for Collier Company with a face value of $100,000 for
$95,000. The bonds pay interest of 8% semiannually. Mole has the ability and intent to hold
the bonds to maturity and collect the principal and interest. Held-to-maturity
6. Miller Corporation acquired 30% of the outstanding common stock of Crowell Corporation
for $160,000 on January 1, 2018, and obtained significant influence. The purchase price of
the shares was equal to their book value. During 2018, the following information is available
for Crowell:
Mar. 31 Declared and paid a cash dividend of $50,000.
June 30 Reported semiannual earnings of $120,000 for the first half of 2018.
Sept. 30 Declared and paid a cash dividend of $50,000.
Dec. 31 Reported semiannual earnings of $140,000 for the second half of 2018.
1. Prepare journal entries for Miller to reflect the 2018 transactions. Refer to the
Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.
9991.12 / 6 = 1665.186
400,000 * 0.12* 6/12 = 24,000 ;
2.Prepare journal entries to record the December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2020, interest
receipts using both methods.
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