Short-Term Investments Have an Original Cost of $29,000 and a Market

question 95

Multiple Choice

Short-term investments have an original cost of $29,000 and a market price of $31,000 at December 31, 2010. At what amount would the investments be measured on the December 31, 2010 balance sheet?

• A) $29,000
• B) $31,000
• C) ($2,000)
• D) $2,000

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Definitions:

Net Unilateral Transfers

Financial transfers made by a country without expecting or receiving anything in return, often in the form of aid or remittances.

Balance On Capital Account

A measurement of the financial transactions that cause a change in the ownership of assets between residents and non-residents.

Current Account

A component of a country's balance of payments, relating to the trade balance, net primary income or factor income (earnings on foreign investments minus payments made to foreign investors) and net cash transfers, that has direct impact on currency exchange rates.

Foreign Exchange Market

A market in which currencies of different nations are bought and sold.