Reference no: EM132592494
Question - Stoll Co.'s long-term available-for-sale portfolio at the start of this year consists of the following.
Available-for-Sale Securities Cost Fair Value Company A bonds $535,300 $490,000 Company B notes 159,380 154,000 Company C bonds 662,750 640,940
Stoll enters into the following transactions involving its available-for-sale debt securities this year.
Jan. 29 Sold one-half of the Company B notes for $79,200.July 6 Purchased bonds of Company X for $126,600.Nov. 13 Purchased notes of Company Z for $267,900.Dec. 9 Sold all of the bonds of Company A for $515,000.
The fair values at December 31 are B, $81,000; C, $610,000; X, $118,000; and Z, $278,000.
Required -
1. Prepare journal entries to record these transactions, including the December 31 adjusting entry to record the fair value adjustment for the long-term investments in available-for-sale securities.
2. Determine the amount Stoll reports on its December 31 balance sheet for its long-term investments in available-for-sale securities.