You are working for The Wellington Company on temporary assignment while one of the accountants is on family leave. You have been asked to review the company’s investment journal entries and provide necessary information to the accountant preparing the financial statements. PAGE 8   JOURNAL     DATE DESCRIPTION POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT 1 Jan. 17 Investment-Red Rock Co. Stock   40,700.00   2   Cash     40,700.00 3 Feb. 5 Investment-Sunset Village Bonds   37,000.00   4   Interest Receivable   320.00   5   Cash     37,320.00 6 23 Investment-Mays and Co. Stock   27,750.00   7   Cash     27,750.00 8 Mar. 31 Cash   370.00   9   Interest Receivable     320.00 10   Interest Revenue     50.00 11 Apr. 6 Investment in Minions Corp. Stock   185,000.00   12   Cash     185,000.00 13 30 Cash   750.00   14   Dividend Revenue     750.00 15 Jul. 1 Cash   19,746.00   16   Loss on Sale of Investments   2,664.00   17   Interest Revenue     210.00 18   Investment-Sunset Village Bonds     22,200.00 19 Aug. 14 Cash   41,300.00   20   Gain on Sale of Investments     1,800.00 21   Investment-Harding Construction Stock     39,500.00 22 27 Cash   3,700.00   23   Investment in Minions Corp. Stock     3,700.00 24 Sep. 22 Cash   31,250.00   25   Gain on Sale of Investments     3,500.00 26   Investment-Mays and Co. Stock     27,750.00 27 30 Cash   160.00   28   Interest Revenue     160.00 29 Nov. 1 Investment in Minions Corp. Stock   16,650.00   30   Income of Minions Corp.     16,650.00 31 Dec. 31 Unrealized Loss on Available-For-Sale Investments   3,275.00   32   Valuation Allowance for Available-For-Sale Investments     3,275.00 33 31 Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments   2,150.00   34   Unrealized Gain on Trading Investments     2,150.00             X Investments     Review the journal entries on The Wellington Company panel then answer the questions below. 1. Which item is likely to be a trading security? Mays and Co.   Why? Because it was sold quickly   2. How are brokerage commission fees treated on stock sales vs. stock purchases? They are deducted from cash received or included in the stock cost   3. Based on these journal entries, what is the company’s investment in Sunset Village bonds at the end of the year?

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You are working for The Wellington Company on temporary assignment while one of the accountants is on family leave. You have been asked to review the company’s investment journal entries and provide necessary information to the accountant preparing the financial statements.
PAGE 8
 
JOURNAL
 
  DATE DESCRIPTION POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT
1
Jan. 17
Investment-Red Rock Co. Stock
 
40,700.00
 
2
 
Cash
 
 
40,700.00
3
Feb. 5
Investment-Sunset Village Bonds
 
37,000.00
 
4
 
Interest Receivable
 
320.00
 
5
 
Cash
 
 
37,320.00
6
23
Investment-Mays and Co. Stock
 
27,750.00
 
7
 
Cash
 
 
27,750.00
8
Mar. 31
Cash
 
370.00
 
9
 
Interest Receivable
 
 
320.00
10
 
Interest Revenue
 
 
50.00
11
Apr. 6
Investment in Minions Corp. Stock
 
185,000.00
 
12
 
Cash
 
 
185,000.00
13
30
Cash
 
750.00
 
14
 
Dividend Revenue
 
 
750.00
15
Jul. 1
Cash
 
19,746.00
 
16
 
Loss on Sale of Investments
 
2,664.00
 
17
 
Interest Revenue
 
 
210.00
18
 
Investment-Sunset Village Bonds
 
 
22,200.00
19
Aug. 14
Cash
 
41,300.00
 
20
 
Gain on Sale of Investments
 
 
1,800.00
21
 
Investment-Harding Construction Stock
 
 
39,500.00
22
27
Cash
 
3,700.00
 
23
 
Investment in Minions Corp. Stock
 
 
3,700.00
24
Sep. 22
Cash
 
31,250.00
 
25
 
Gain on Sale of Investments
 
 
3,500.00
26
 
Investment-Mays and Co. Stock
 
 
27,750.00
27
30
Cash
 
160.00
 
28
 
Interest Revenue
 
 
160.00
29
Nov. 1
Investment in Minions Corp. Stock
 
16,650.00
 
30
 
Income of Minions Corp.
 
 
16,650.00
31
Dec. 31
Unrealized Loss on Available-For-Sale Investments
 
3,275.00
 
32
 
Valuation Allowance for Available-For-Sale Investments
 
 
3,275.00
33
31
Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments
 
2,150.00
 
34
 
Unrealized Gain on Trading Investments
 
 
2,150.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Investments
 
 
Review the journal entries on The Wellington Company panel then answer the questions below.
1. Which item is likely to be a trading security? Mays and Co.   Why? Because it was sold quickly  
2. How are brokerage commission fees treated on stock sales vs. stock purchases? They are deducted from cash received or included in the stock cost  
3. Based on these journal entries, what is the company’s investment in Sunset Village bonds at the end of the year?
 
4. The journal entry on Aug. 27 most likely shows Dividend of Minions Corp. stock  
5. As an investment, bonds are always categorized as none of these answers  
6. What is the company’s investment in Minions Corp. at the end of the year?
 
 
7. Which of the investments below are likely to be available-for-sale securities?  Check all that apply.
 
Cannot be determined
 
Harding Construction stock
 
Mays and Co. stock
 
Red Rock Co. stock
 
Minions Corp. stock
 
Sunset Village bonds
 
 
 
 
 
X
Financial Statements and Valuation
 
 
The accountant preparing the financial statements has asked you to provide the fair value as of the end of the year for the investments. Present the information as it would be shown on the financial statements. Last year, The Wellington Company reported costs of $68,000 in trading investments and $82,000 in available-for-sale investments. Refer to the journal entries shown on The Wellington Company panel. Assume that all investments sold during this year were trading investments and that purchases during the year were new investments.
m. in classifying the
Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
1. Select the
each me and the
Trading Securities
Trading investments at cost
Plus valuation allowance for trading investments
Trading investments at fair value
$
$
Available-For-Sale Securities
Available-for-sale investments at cost
Less valuation allowance for available-for-sale investments
Available-for-sale investments at fair value
$
$
2,150
3,275
S MOST Hkely, give the pat
Transcribed Image Text:m. in classifying the Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 1. Select the each me and the Trading Securities Trading investments at cost Plus valuation allowance for trading investments Trading investments at fair value $ $ Available-For-Sale Securities Available-for-sale investments at cost Less valuation allowance for available-for-sale investments Available-for-sale investments at fair value $ $ 2,150 3,275 S MOST Hkely, give the pat
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