14. For available-for-sale securities, a decline in value due to a temporary decline in market value below cost is a. disclosed in the financial statements by means of a footnote b. disclosed as a reduction from stockholders' equity on the balance sheet c. disclosed as a loss on the income statement d. not disclosed because the decline in value is only temporary

14. For available-for-sale securities, a decline in value due to a temporary decline in market value below cost is a. disclosed in the financial statements by means of a footnote b. disclosed as a reduction from stockholders' equity on the balance sheet c. disclosed as a loss on the income statement d. not disclosed because the decline in value is only temporary

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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Chapter13: Investments And Long-term Receivables

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When the market value of a companys available-for-sale securities is lower than its cost, the difference should be: a. shown as a liability. b. shown as a valuation allowance added to the historical cost of the investments. c. shown as a valuation allowance subtracted from the historical cost of the investments. d. No entry is made, the securities are shown at historical cost.
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Which of the following statements is not true of the fair-value method of accounting for marketable securities? Select one: A. The investment account is recorded at current fair value on the balance sheet. B. Interim changes in the investments’ fair value may or may not affect income depending on the securities’ classification. C. This method is used when the reporting company generally owns less than 20% of the investee company. D. Dividends are treated as a return of the capital invested. E. None of the above
All of the following statements are true regarding available-for-sale securities except a.changes in their fair values are not recognized on the income statement. b.they are recorded at fair value. c.a valuation allowance account is not used with available-for-sale securities. d.changes in their fair values are included as part of stockholders' equity.
An auditor’s analytical procedures indicate a lower than expected return on an equity methodinvestment. This situation most likely could have been caused bya. An error in recording amortization of the excess of the investor’s cost over the investment’s underlying book value.b. The investee’s decision to reduce cash dividends declared per share of its commonstock.c. An error in recording the unrealized gain from an increase in the fair value of availablefor sale securities in the income account for trading securities.d. A substantial fluctuation in the price of the investee’s common stock on a national stockexchange.
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16. When the market value of a company's available-for-sale investments is lower than its cost, the difference should be a. reported as a liabilityb. reported in the footnotes to financial statementsc. deducted from the investment in available-for-sale securities accountd. added to the investment in available-for-sale securities account
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