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On February 15, Jewel Company buys 7,000 shares of Marcelo Corp. common at $28.53 per share plus a brokerage fee of $400. The stock is classified as available-for-sale securities. This is the company's first and only investment in available-for-sale securities. On March 15, Marcelo Corp. declares a dividend of $1.15 per share payable to stockholders of record on April 15. Jewel Company received the dividend on April 15 and ultimately sells half of the Marcelo Corp. stock on November 17 of the current year for $29.30 per share less a brokerage fee of $250. -The fair value of the remaining shares is $29.50 per share. The amount that Jewel Company should report in the equity section of its year-end December 31 balance sheet for its investment in Marcelo Corp. is:

A) Unrealized Gain -Equity; $10,295.
B) Unrealized Gain - Equity; $6,390.
C) Realized Gain -Equity; $8,050.
D) Unrealized Gain -Equity; $3,195.
E) Unrealized Loss -Equity; $2,245.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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When using the equity method for investments in equity securities, the investor records the receipt of cash dividends as revenue.

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B) False

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Comprehensive income includes all except:

What is comprehensive income and how is it usually reported in the financial statements?

Landers, Inc., held 1,500 of Shipman Company common stock with a cost of $36,900. These shares were classified as a long-term available-for-sale investment. It sold the shares on December 13 for $42,100. Prepare Lander's journal entry to record this sale.

Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS permit companies to use fair value in reporting available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities.

Lessington Corporation purchases 4,000 shares of Gonzalez Company common stock for $150,000 as a long-term investment. The investment is classified as available-for-sale securities. Gonzalez has 500,000 shares of stock currently outstanding and the par value of the stock is $1 per share. Lessington's entry to record the purchase transaction would include a:

Kendall Corp. purchased at par value $75,000 of Shrem Company's 8% bonds that mature in three-years. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1. Kendall plans to hold the bonds until they mature. When the bonds mature, Kendall should prepare the following journal entry:

Any cash dividends received from equity securities are recorded as Dividend Expense.

Short-term investments are also called temporary investments or marketable securities.

A company reported net income of $225,000, net sales of $2,500,000, and average total assets of $2,100,000 for the current year. Calculate this company's profit margin, total asset turnover, and return on total assets.

Carpark Services began operations in 20X1 and maintains long-term investments in available-for-sale securities. The year-end cost and fair values for its portfolio of these investments follow. The year-end adjusting entry to record the unrealized gain/loss at December 31, 20X1 is: $\begin{array}{l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Available-for-Sale Securities } & \text { Cost } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Fair } \\\text { Value }\end{array} \\\hline \text { December 31, 20X1 } & \$ 250,000 & \$ 241,000 \\\hline \text { December 31, 20X2 } & \$ 340,000 & \$ 350,000 \\\hline \text { December 31, 20X3 } & \$ 410,000 & \$ 415,000\end{array}$

If a long-term investment in an equity security gives the investor significant influence over the investee, the investment is classified as available-for-sale.

On June 18, Wyman Company (a U.S. Company) sold merchandise to the Nielsen Company of Denmark for €60,000 (Euros) , with a payment due in 60 days. If the exchange rate was $1.35 per euro on the date of sale and $1.14 per euro on the date of payment, Wyman Company should recognize a foreign exchange gain or loss in the amount of:

Landmark Corp. buys $300,000 of Schroeter Company's 8%, 5-year bonds at par value on September 1. Interest payments are made semiannually. All of the following regarding accounting for the securities are true except:

On February 15, Jewel Company buys 7,000 shares of Marcelo Corp. common stock at $28.53 per share plus a brokerage fee of $400. The stock is classified as available-for-sale securities. This is the company's first and only investment in available-for-sale securities. On March 15, Marcelo Corp. declares a dividend of $1.15 per share payable to stockholders of record on April 15. Jewel Company received the dividend on April 15 and ultimately sells half of the Marcelo Corp. stock on November 17 of the current year for $29.30 per share less a brokerage fee of $250. -The journal entry to record the dividend on April 15 is:

Madison Corporation purchased 40% of Jay Corporation for $125,000 on January 1. On June 20 of the same year, Jay Corporation declared total cash dividends of $30,000. At year-end, Jay Corporation reported net income of $150,000. The balance in Madison Corporation's Long-Term Investment-Jay Corporation account as of December 31 should be:

Hamasaki Company owns 30% of CDW Corp. stock. Hamasaki received $6,500 in cash dividends from its investment in CDW. The entry to record receipt of these dividends includes a debit to Cash for $6,500 and a credit to Long-Term Investments for $6,500.

Trading securities are:

A company has net income of $250,000, net sales of $2,000,000, and average total assets of $1,500,000. Its return on total assets equals: