ABC Co. acquired equity securities on May 25, 2020. The acquisition did not resultin significant influence over the investee company. The fair value of the investmentat December 31, 2020 was $76,000 and $108,000 at December 31, 2021.Theadjustment to the Fair Value Adjustment account at December 31, 2021 would be?a. $8,000 debit.b. $32,000 debit.c. $32,000 credit.d. $8,000 credit.

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During 2021, Anthony Company purchased debt securities as a long-term investment and classified them as trading. All securities were purchased at par value. Pertinent data are as follows: The net holding gain or loss included in Anthonys income statement for the year should be: a. 0 b. 3,000 gain c. 9,000 loss d. 12,000 loss
Hamilton Companys balance sheet on January 1, 2019, was as follows: Korbel Company is considering purchasing Hamilton (a privately held company) and discovers the following about Hamilton: a. No allowance for doubtful accounts has been established. A 10,000 allowance is considered appropriate. b. Marketable securities are valued at cost. The current market value is 60,000. c. The LIFO inventory method is used. The FIFO inventory of 140,000 would be used if the company is acquired. d. Land, included in property, plant, and equipment, which is recorded at its cost of 50,000, is worth 120,000. The remaining property, plant, and equipment is worth 10% more than its depreciated cost. e. The company has an unrecorded trademark that is worth 70,000. f. The companys bonds are currently trading for 130,000. g. The pension liability is understated by 40,000. Required: 1. Compute the amount of goodwill if Korbel agrees to pay 500,000 cash for Hamilton. 2. Next Level What are the reasons that the book value of Hamiltons net identifiable assets differ from their market value? 3. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition on the books of Korbel assuming Hamilton is liquidated. 4. If Korbel agrees to pay only 400,000 cash, how much goodwill exists? 5. If Korbel pays only 400,000 cash, prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition on its books, assuming Hamilton is liquidated.
Refer to the information in RE13-5. Assume that on December 31, 2019, the investment in Smith Corporation bonds has a market value of 12,500. Prepare the year-end journal entry to record the unrealized gain or loss.

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