Rantzow-Lear Company buys and sells debt securities expecting to
earn profits on short-term differences in price, and holds these
investments in its trading portfolio. The company’s fiscal year
ends on December 31. The following selected transactions relating
to Rantzow-Lear’s trading account occurred during December 2021 and
the first week of 2022.
2021 | ||||
Dec. | 17 | Purchased 115 Grocers’ Supply Corporation bonds at par for $402,500. | ||
28 | Received interest of $2,600 from the Grocers’ Supply Corporation bonds. | |||
31 | Recorded any necessary adjusting entry relating to the Grocers’ Supply Corporation bonds. The market price of the bond was $4,000 per bond. | |||
2022 | ||||
Jan. | 5 | Sold the Grocers' Supply Corporation bonds for $437,000. |
Required:
1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry or
entries for each transaction.
2. Indicate any amounts that Rantzow-Lear Company
would report in its 2021 balance sheet and income statement as a
result of this investment.
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