Blossom Company purchased, on January 1, 2025, as an available-for-sale security, $76,000 of the 9%, 5-year...

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Blossom Company purchased, on January 1, 2025, as an available-for-sale security, $76,000 of the 9%, 5-year bonds of Penny Worth Corporation for $70,382, which provides an 11% return. Prepare Blossom's journal entries for (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the receipt of annual interest and discount amortization, and (c) the year-end fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) The bonds have a year-end fair value of $72,200. Assume effective-interest amortization is used. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Round answers to O decimal places, e.g. 1,225.) No. (a) (b) (c) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Blossom Company purchased, on January 1, 2025, as an available-for-sale security, $76,000 of the 9%, 5-year bonds of Penny Worth Corporation for $70,382, which provides an 11% return. Prepare Blossom's journal entries for (a) the purchase of the investment, (b) the receipt of annual interest and discount amortization, and (c) the year-end fair value adjustment. (Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.) The bonds have a year-end fair value of $72,200. Assume effective-interest amortization is used. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Round answers to O decimal places, e.g. 1,225.) No. (a) (b) (c) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit

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