In the Current Year, Largo Co

question 180

Essay

In the current year, Largo Co. purchased bonds of MacDermott Corp. with a cost of $125,000 and a market value of $127,000. Largo also purchased 1,500 shares of Armistead common stock with a cost of $25,000 and a market value of $24,700. These are classified as long-term available-for-sale securities. Prepare the journal entry to record the market value of the investments as of December 31.

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Definitions:

Money Income

The total income in the form of money received by an individual or household before taxes from all sources in a given time period.

Consumer

Consumer is an individual or group that purchases goods or services for personal use, not for manufacture or resale, driving the demand side of the marketplace.

Substitute Goods

Products or services that can be used in place of one another, fulfilling the same needs or wants of the consumer.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as the income of the consumer increases, exhibiting a direct relationship between income and demand.