Yahoo Search F M mcgrawhill connectYX eztomheducationcomhmt
Yahoo Search F × \\M mcgraw-hill connect-YX ezto.mheducation.com/hm.tpx Construction Forms Corporation buys securities to be available for sale when circumstances warrant, not to profit from short-term differences in price and not necessarily to hold debt securities to maturity. The following selected transactions relate to investment activities of Construction Forms whose fiscal year ends on December 31. No investments were held by Construction Forms at the beginning of the year 2016 Mar. 2 Purchased 1 million Platinum Gauges, Inc., common shares for $23 million, including brokerage Apr 12 Purchased $11 million of 1090 bonds at face value from Zenith Wholesale Corporation. July 18 Received cash dividends of $4 million on the investment in Platinum Gauges, Inc., common Oct. 15 Received semiannual interest of $1 million on the investment in Zenith bonds. Oct. 16 Sold the Zenith bonds for $14 million fees and commissions. shares Nov. 1 Purchased 500,000 LTD International preferred shares for $36 million, including brokerage fees Dec. 31 Recorded the necessary adjusting entry(s) relating to the investments. The market prices of the and commissions investments are $26 per share for Platinum Gauges, Inc., and $64 per share for LTD International preferred shares 2017 Jan. 23 Sold half the Platinum Gauges, Inc., shares for $26 per share Mar 1 Sold the LTD International preferred shares for $66 per share Required: 1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each trans action or event. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select\"No journal entry required\" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (.e.. 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 6 Received semiannual interest of $1.00 million on the investment in Zenith bonds Type here to 
Solution
March 2. Investment A/c 23 million
To bank. 23 million
April 12. Investment a/c. 11 million
To bank. 11 million
July 18. Profit and loss a/c 4 million
To bank. 4 million
Oct 15. Profit and loss a/c. 1 million
To bank. 1 million
October 16. Bank a/c 14 million
To Investment 11 million
To profit and loss 11 million
1st November. Investment a/c. 36 million
To bank. 36 million
December 31st. Unrealised loss. 4 million
To Investment. 4 million
Investment a/c. 3 million
To unrealised gain. 3 million
Jan 23. Bank a/c. 13 million
To Investment. 13 million
Unrealised gain a/c 1.5 million
To profit n loss a/c. 1.5 million
Mar 1. Bank a/c 33 milliom
To Investment a/c 32 million
To unrealised loss. 1 million
Mar 1. Profit and loss /c. 3 million
To unrealised loss. 3 million

