E17-7 (Trading Securities Entries) On December 21, 2012, Zurich Company provided you with the following information regarding its trading securities.
| Cost | Fair Value | Unrealized + (-) | ||
| Stargate Corp. stock | 20,000 | 19,000 | (1,000) | |
| Carolina Co. stock | 10,000 | 9,000 | (1,000) | |
| Vectorman Co. stock | 20,000 | 20,600 | 600 | |
| Total of portfolio | 50,000 | 48,600 | (1,400) | |
| Previous fair value adjustment balance | - | |||
| Fair value adjustment - Cr. | (1,400) | |||
During 2013, Carolina Company stock was sold for $9,500. The fair value of the stock on December 31, 2013, was: Stargate Corp. stock—$19,300; Vectorman Co. stock—$20,500.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2012.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the Carolina Company stock during 2013.
(c) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2013.
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