The investment activities of construction forms


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.

2013
Mar. 2  

Purchased 1 million Platinum Gauges, Inc., common shares for $30 million, including brokerage fees and commissions.

Apr. 12   Purchased $23 million of 10% bonds at face value from Zenith Wholesale Corporation.
July 18   Received cash dividends of $2 million on the investment in Platinum Gauges, Inc., common shares.
Oct. 15   Received semiannual interest of $1.15 million on the investment in Zenith bonds.
16   Sold the Zenith bonds for $28 million.
Nov. 1  

Purchased 500,000 LTD International preferred shares for $49 million, including brokerage fees and commissions.

Dec. 31  

Recorded the necessary adjusting entry(s) relating to the investments. The market prices of the investments are $32 per share for Platinum Gauges, Inc., and $92 per share for LTD International preferred shares.

2014
Jan. 23   Sold half the Platinum Gauges, Inc., shares for $32 per share.
Mar. 1   Sold the LTD International preferred shares for $94 per share.
Required:
1.

Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event. (If no entry is required for a particular event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).)

Date General Journal Debit Credit
March 02, 2013 Investment in Platinum Gauges, inc., shares 30.00

Cash
30.00
April 12, 2013 Investment in Zenith bonds 23.00

Cash
23.00
July 18, 2013 Cash 2.00

Investment revenue
2.00
October 15, 2013 Cash 1.15

Investment Revenue
1.15
October 16, 2013 Cash 28.00

Investment in Zenith bonds

November 01, 2013 Investment in LTD preferred shares 49.00

Cash
49.00
Date General Journal Debit Credit
Dec 31, 2013 Net unrealized holding gains and losses - OCI 1.00

Fair value adjustment
1.00
Date General Journal Debit Credit
Jan 23, 2014 Cash 16.00

Investment in Platinum Gauges shares
15.00

Gain on sale of incestments
1.00
Mar 01, 2014 Cash 47.00

Loss on sale of incestment 2.00

Loss on sale of investment
49.00
2.

Show the amounts that would be reported in the company's 2013 income statement relative to these investments. (Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50).)

2013 Income Statement
($ in millions)
Investment revenue   
Gain on sale of investments
Other comprehensive invome:
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments 1.00

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