Explain the value of the securities


Yankton Company began the year without an investment portfolio. During the year they purchased investments classified as available-for-sale securities at a cost of $13,000. At the end of the year, the market value of the securities was $11,000. The Yankton Company's financial statements for the current year should show
Answer
a)a loss of $2,000 on the income statement and available-for-sale securities of $13,000 on the balance sheet
b)no loss on the income statement and available-for-sale securities of $13,000 on the balance sheet
c)no loss on the income statement, available-for-sale securities of $11,000 and an unrealized loss of $2,000 as a stockholders%u2019 equity adjustment on the balance sheet
d)a loss of $2,000 on the income statement and temporary investments of $11,000 on the balance sheet

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