Chapter 15, Problem 15.4BPR

Investment reporting

Teasdale Inc. manufactures and sells commercial and residential security equipment. The comparative unclassified balance sheets for December 31, Year 2 and Year 1 are provided below. Selected missing balances are shown by letters.

Teasdale Inc. Balance Sheet December 31, Year 2 and Year 1
	Dec. 31, Year 2	Dec. 31, Year 1
Cash	$160,000	$ 156,000
Accounts receivable (net)	11S.OOO	108,000
Available for-sale investments (at cost)—Note 1	$ a.	$ 91,200
Plus valuation allowance for available-for-sale investments	b.	8,776
Available for-sale investments (fair value)	$ c	$ 99,976
Interest receivable	$ d.	—
Investment in Wright Co. stock—Note 2	e.	$ 69,200
Office equipment (net)	96,000	105,000
Total assets	$ f.	5538,176
Accounts payable	$ 91,000	$ 72,000
Common stock	80,000	80,000
Excess of issue price over par	250,000	250,000
Retained earnings	g	127,400
Unrealized gain (loss) on available for-sale investments	h.	8,776
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	S i.	5538,176

Note 1. Investments are classified as available for sale. The investments at cost and fair value on December 31, Year 1, are as follows:

	No. of Shares	Cost per Share	Total Cost	Total Fair Value
Alvarez Inc stock	960	$38,00	$36,480	$39,936
Hirsch Inc. stock	1,900	28,80	$4,720	60,040
			$91,200	$99,976

Note 2. The Investment in Wright Co. stack is an equity method investment representing 30% of the outstanding shares of Wright Co.

The following selected investment transactions occurred during Year 2:

Mar. 18.	Purchased 800 shares of Richter Inc. at $40, including brokerage commission. Richter is classified as an available-for-sale security.
July 12.	Dividends of $12,000 art: received on the Wright Co. investment.
Oct 1.	Purchased $24,000 of Toon Co. 4%, 10-year bonds at 100. the bonds are classified as available for sale. The bonds pay interest on October 1 and April 1.
December 31.	Wright Co. reported a total net income of $80,000 for Year 2. Teasdale recorder equity earnings for its share of Wright Co. net income.
31.	Accrued interest for three months on the Toon Co. bonds purchased on October 1.
31.	Adjusted the available-for-sale investment portfolio to fair value, using the following fair value per-share amounts:

Available for Sale Investments	Fair Value
Alvarez Inc. stock	$41,50 per share
Hirsch Inc stock	$26,00 per share
Richter Inc. stock	$48,00 per share
Toon Co. bonds	101 per $ 100 of face amount

31. Closed the Teasdale Inc. net income of $51,240. Teasdale Int. paid no dividends during the year.

Instructions

Determine the missing letters in the unclassified balance sheet. Provide appropriate supporting calculations.