Question :
1. On 1st January, 2012 Morlock Associates purchased 5-year, 5 percent bonds having maturity a value of $350000. Interest is paid semi-annually on June 30 and 31st December and the bonds give the bondholders a 13% yield. Morlock Associates uses the effective-interest technique to amortize discount or premium. At the time of acquisition, the bonds were classified as available-for-sale. The fair value of the bonds on 31st December, 2014 is $255900. The fair value of the bonds on the directly preceding measurement date was $254600.
What is the amount of total income recognized in the 2014 income statement solely as a result of these bonds?
2. On 1st January, 2012 Goldstone purchased 5-year, 7% bonds having maturity a value of $390000. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31 and the bonds give the bondholders a 9% yield. Goldstone uses the effective-interest technique to amortize discount or premium. At the time of acquisition, the bonds were classified as trading. The fair value of the bonds on December 31, 2014 is $358900. The fair value of the bonds as of December 31 of the instantly preceding year (prior measurement date) was $350300.
Evaluate the amount of net income recognized in the 2014 income statement solely as a result of these bonds?
3. Amacor acquired 40 percent of Darby's voting stock on January 1, 2012 for $836000. Through 2012, Darby earned $288000 and paid dividends of $106000. Amacor's 40% interest in Darby gives Bennett and Sanders the ability to exercise important influence over Darby's operating and financial policies. Through 2013, Darby earned $394000 and paid dividends of $48000 on April 1 and $25000 on October 1. On July 1, 2013, Amacor sold 32 percent of its stock in Darby for $181800 cash.
What should be the profit or loss recorded in Amacor's 2013 income statement on the sale of this investment?