Amalgamated General Corporation is a consulting firm that also offers financial services through its credit division. From time to time the company buys and sells securities. The following selected transactions relate to Amalgamated’s investment activities during the last quarter of 2021 and the first month of 2022. The only securities held by Amalgamated at October 1, 2021 were $40 million of 10% bonds of Kansas Abstractors, Inc., purchased on May 1, 2021 at face value and held in Amalgamated’s trading securities portfolio. The company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.  2021         Oct.   18   Purchased 2 million shares of Millwork Ventures Company common stock for $58 million. Millwork has a total of 34 million shares issued.     31   Received semiannual interest of $1.6 million from the Kansas Abstractors bonds. Nov.   1   Sold the Kansas Abstractors bonds for $36 million because rising interest rates are expected to cause their fair…

Amalgamated General Corporation is a consulting firm that also offers financial services through its credit division. From time to time the company buys and sells securities. The following selected transactions relate to Amalgamated's investment activities during the last quarter of 2021 and the first month of 2022. The only securities held by Amalgamated at October 1, 2021 were $38 million of 10% bonds of Kansas Abstractors, Inc., purchased on May 1, 2021 at face value and held in Amalgamated's trading securities portfolio. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31. 2021 Oct. 18 Purchased 2 million shares of Millwork Ventures Company common stock for $60 million. Millwork has a total of 38 million shares issued. 31 Received semiannual interest of $1.9 million from the Kansas Abstractors bonds. Nov. 1 Purchased 10% bonds of Holistic Entertainment Enterprises at their $18 million face value, to be held until they mature in 2031. Semiannual interest is payable April 30 and October…

On December 1, 2024, Loki's Restaurant decides to invest excess cash of $56,000 from the tourist season by purchasing a Robin, Inc. bond at face value. At year-end, December 31, 2024, Robin's bond had a market value of $52,800. The investment is categorized as an available-for-sale debt investment and will be held for the short-term. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Journalize the transactions for Loki's investment in Robin, Inc. for 2024. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table. If no entry is required, select "No entry required" on the first line of the Accounts and Explanation column and leave the remaining cells blank.) Begin by journalizing Loki's investment in the Robin, Inc., bond on December 1, 2024. Date Accounts and Explanation Dec. 1 Debit C Credit Requirements 1. Journalize the transactions for Loki's investment in Robin, Inc. for 2024. 2. In what category and at what value would Loki report the asset on…

American Surety and Fidelity buys and sells securities expecting to earn profits on short-term differences in price. For the first 11 months of 2021, gains from selling trading securities totaled $8 million, losses from selling trading securities were $11 million, and the company had earned $5 million in interest revenue. The following selected transactions relate to American's investments in trading securities and equity securities during December 2021, and the first week of 2022. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31. No trading securities or equity investments were held by American on December 1, 2021. Assume that the bonds are purchased at face value. 2021 Dec. 12 Purchased FF&G Corporation bonds for $12 million. 13 Purchased 2 million shares of Ferry Intercommunications common stock for $22 million. American does not have significant influence over Ferry's operations or policies. 15 Sold the FF&G Corporation bonds for $12.1 million. 22 Purchased U.S. Treasury bills for $56…

Amalgamated General Corporation is a consulting firm that also offers financial services through its credit division. From time to time the company buys and sells securities. The following selected transactions relate to Amalgamated’s investment activities during the last quarter of 2021 and the first month of 2022. The only securities held by Amalgamated at October 1, 2021 were $56 million of 10% bonds of Kansas Abstractors, Inc., purchased on May 1, 2021 at face value and held in Amalgamated’s trading securities portfolio. The company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.  2021         Oct.   18   Purchased 2 million shares of Millwork Ventures Company common stock for $77 million. Millwork has a total of 56 million shares issued.     31   Received semiannual interest of $2.8 million from the Kansas Abstractors bonds. Nov.   1   Purchased 10% bonds of Holistic Entertainment Enterprises at their $18 million face value, to be held until they mature in 2031. Semiannual interest is…

Lancaster Corporation, an investment banking company, often has extra cash to invest. Suppose Lancaster buys500 shares of Knight Corporation stock at $40 per share, representing less than 5% of Knight’soutstanding stock. Lancaster expects to hold the Knight stock for one month and then sell it.The purchase occurs on December 15, 2018. On December 31, the market price of one share ofKnight stock is $47 per share.Requirements1. What type of investment is this for Lancaster? Give the reason for your answer.2. Record Lancaster’s purchase of the Knight stock on December 15 and the adjustment tomarket value on December 31.3. Show how Lancaster would report this investment on its balance sheet at December 31 andany gain or loss on its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2018

FF&T Corporation is a confectionery wholesaler that frequently buys and sells securities to meet various Investment objectives. The following selected transactions relate to FF&T's Investment activities during the last two months of 2021. At November 1, FF&T held $40 million of 20-year, 12% bonds of Convenience, Inc., purchased May 1, 2021, at face value. Management has the positive intent and ability to hold the bonds until maturity. FF&T's fiscal year ends on December 31. Nov. 1 Received semiannual interest of $2.4 million from the Convenience, Inc., bonds. Dec. 1 Purchased 15% bonds of Facsimile Enterprises at their $32 million face value, to be held until they mature in 2024. Semiannual interest is payable May 31 and November 30. 31 Purchased U.S. Treasury bills to be held until they mature in two months for $9.3 million. 31 Recorded any necessary adjusting entry(s) relating to the investments. The fair values of the Investments at December 31 were: Convenience bonds Facsimile…

Cypress Corp. went into business on October 1, 2020. Following are some of Cypress's transactions during October, November, and December, 2020: • Oct. 1 - Issued a total of 20 shares of stock to two stockholders for a total of $6,000. Oct. 1- Borrowed $20,000 from the bank. No payments will be made on this loan until October 1, 2022, when $24,000 will be due. • Oct. 12 - Purchased land for $8,000 in cash. • Nov. 1 - Purchased equipment for $12,000 in cash. The equipment is expected to last for four years with no salvage value. • Dec. 12 - Sold one-half of land for $5,000 in cash. What are Cypress's net investing cash flows for Cypress during 2020? ($14,000) O ($15,000) ($20,000) ($3,000) None of the above

American Surety and Fidelity buys and sells securities expecting to earn profits on short-term differences in price. For the first 11 months of 2016, gains from selling trading securities totaled $8 million, losses were $11 million, and the company had earned $5 million in investment revenue. The following selected transactions relate to American’s trading account during December 2016, and the first week of 2017. The company’s fiscal year ends on December 31. No trading securities were held by American on December 1, 2016. 2016 Dec. 12 Purchased FF&G Corporation bonds for $12 million. 13 Purchased 2 million Ferry Intercommunications common shares for $22 million. 15 Sold the FF&G Corporation bonds for $12.1 million. 22 Purchased U.S. Treasury bills for $56 million and Treasury bonds for $65 million. 23 Sold half the Ferry Intercommunications common shares for $10 million. 26 Sold the U.S. Treasury bills for $57 million. 27 Sold the Treasury bonds for $63 million. 28 Received…