Response to the following problem:
Holly Company invests its excess cash in marketable securities. At the beginning of 2010 it had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale securities: 12/31/09
Security Cost Fair Value
400 shares of I Company common stock $ 8,400 $ 9,400
700 shares of O Company common stock 23,100 21,700
Totals $31,500 $31,100
During 2010, the following transactions occurred: Mar. 31 Purchased U Company 8% bonds with a face value of $10,000 for $10,000 plus accrued interest; interest is payable on the bonds each June 30 and December 31 May 17 Sold 200 shares of O Company common stock for $30 per share June 30 Received the semiannual interest on the U Company bonds Oct. 12 Sold 100 shares of I Company common stock for $24 per share Dec. 31 Received the semiannual interest on the U Company bonds and dividends of $1 per share and $1.50 per share on the I and O Company common stock, respectively
The December 31 closing market prices were as follows: I Company common stock, $25 per share; O Company common stock, $31 per share; U Company 8% bonds, 101.
Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.
2. Show what is reported on the Holly Companys 2010 income statement.
3. Assuming the investment in I Company stock is considered to be a current asset and the remaining investments are non- current, show how all the items are reported on the December 31, 2010 balance sheet of the Holly Company.
4. If GAAP required that unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities be included in income, how much would Holly recognize in 2010?