Pacers Corp. Has the following portfolio of investment securities at September 30, 2018: Trading Securities Cost Fair Value Fogel Inc., common(5000 shares) $225,000 $200,000 Petra Inc., preferred(3,500 shares) 133,000 140,000 Tim Corp., common(1,000 shares) 180,000 179,000 On October 10, 2018, the Fogel shares were sold at a price of $54 per share. In addition, 3,000 shares of Tigres common stock were purchased at $59.50 per share on November 2, 2018. The December 31, 2018 fair values were: Petra $96,000; Tigres $132,000, and Tim $193,000. All of the securities are classified as trading. Required: a)Prepare the journal entries to record the sale, purchase, and adjusting entries relating to the trading securities in the last quarter of 2018 and post the entries to ledger accounts.
Pacers Corp. Has the following portfolio of investment securities at September 30, 2018:
Trading Securities Cost Fair Value
Fogel Inc., common(5000 shares) $225,000 $200,000
Petra Inc.,
Tim Corp., common(1,000 shares) 180,000 179,000
On October 10, 2018, the Fogel shares were sold at a price of $54 per share. In addition, 3,000 shares of Tigres common stock were purchased at $59.50 per share on November 2, 2018. The December 31, 2018 fair values were: Petra $96,000; Tigres $132,000, and Tim $193,000. All of the securities are classified as trading.
Required:
a)Prepare the
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