During 2015, Litten Company purchased trading securities as a short-term investment. The costs of the securities and

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During 2015, Litten Company purchased trading securities as a short-term investment. The costs of the securities and their fair values on December 31, 2015, follow:
During 2015, Litten Company purchased trading securities as a short-term

At the beginning of 2015, Litten had a zero balance in the market adjustment-trading securities account. Before any adjustments related to these trading securities, Litten had net income of $300,000.
1. What is net income after making any necessary trading security adjustments? (Ignore income taxes.)
2. What would net income be if the fair value of security B were $95,000?

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1133957911

19th edition

Authors: Earl K. Stice, James D. Stice

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