Shamrock Company purchased, on January 1, 2017, as an
available-for-sale security, $ 78,000 of
the 11%, 5-year bonds of Chester Corporation
for $ 72,513, which provides an 13% return.
Prepare Shamrock’s journal entries for (a) the purchase of the
investment, (b) the receipt of annual interest and discount
amortization, and (c) the year-end fair value adjustment. (Assume a
zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) The bonds have
a year-end fair value of $ 74,100. (Round answers to 0
decimal places, e.g. 1,225. Credit account titles are automatically
indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no
entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and
enter 0 for the amounts.)
Debit | Credit | |||
a | Debt Investments (Available-for-Sale) | 72513 | ||
Cash | 72513 | |||
b | Cash | 8580 | =78000*11% | |
Debt Investments (Available-for-Sale) | 847 | |||
Interest Revenue | 9427 | =72513*13% | ||
c | Fair Value Adjustment (Available-for-Sale) | 740 | =74100-(72513+847) | |
Unrealized Holding Gain or Loss—Equity | 740 | |||
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