The Lapinski Company has a portfolio of trading securities consisting of common and preferred stocks. The portfolio

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The Lapinski Company has a portfolio of trading securities consisting of common and preferred stocks. The portfolio cost $160 million on January 1. The market values of the portfolio were as follows ($ in millions): March 31, $155; June 30, $135; September 30, $152; and December 31, $160.

1. Prepare a tabulation showing the balance sheet presentations and income statement presentations for quarterly reporting purposes.

2. Show the journal entries for quarters 1, 2, 3, and 4.


Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Portfolio
A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Introduction to Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133251036

11th edition

Authors: Charles Horngren, Gary Sundem, John Elliott, Donna Philbrick

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