Financial Assets-Effects of Transactions

question 24

Essay

Financial assets-effects of transactions
Five events involving financial assets are described below:
(a.) Sold merchandise on account.
(b.) Sold available-for-sale marketable securities at a gain. Cash proceeds from the sale were equal to the current market value of the securities reflected in the last balance sheet.
(c.) Collected an account receivable.
(d.) Adjusted the allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect the portion of accounts receivable estimated to be uncollectible at year-end.
(e.) Made mark-to-market adjustment reducing the balance in the available-for-sale marketable securities account to reflect a decrease in the market value of securities owned.
Indicate the effects of each independent transaction or adjusting entry upon the financial measurements shown in the four column headings below. Use the code letters, I for increase, D for decrease, and NE for no effect.

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Definitions:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

A federal agency that provides a range of statistics including employment, wages, and productivity data, used for economic decision-making and analysis.

Fixed Basket

A set of goods and services whose quantities are fixed, used for calculating measures like the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to assess changes in the cost of living over time.

COLA

Cost of Living Adjustment, an increase in income to match rising prices in an attempt to maintain a person's standard of living.

CPI

The Consumer Price Index is an indicator that calculates the average weighted prices of a range of consumer goods and services, serving as a gauge for inflation.