A Debt Security Is Transferred from One Category to Another

question 42

Multiple Choice

A debt security is transferred from one category to another. Generally acceptable accounting principles require that for this particular reclassification (1) the security be transferred at fair value at the date of transfer, and (2) the unrealized gain or loss at the date of transfer currently carried as a separate component of stockholders' equity be amortized over the remaining life of the security. What type of transfer is being described?

• A) Transfer from trading to available-for-sale
• B) Transfer from available-for-sale to trading
• C) Transfer from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale
• D) Transfer from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions on loans they receive from their regional Federal Reserve Bank's lending facility.

Money Supply

The overall pool of financial assets in an economy at a given stage.

Leverage Ratio

A financial metric measuring the amount of debt used by a company to finance its assets relative to the value of those assets.

Insolvent

Insolvent refers to the inability of an individual or organization to meet its financial obligations as they become due, due to a lack of sufficient assets.