Rolf's Pets Inc. purchased a portfolio of held-for-trading securities during 2014. The cost and fair value of

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Rolf's Pets Inc. purchased a portfolio of held-for-trading securities during 2014. The cost and fair value of this portfolio on December 31, 2014, was as follows:
Number of Total Fair Value Total Cost Name Shares Anderson Ltd. Monix Inc. Paster Inc. Total 1,300 900 200 $14,000 $14,0

On April 3, 2015, Rolf's Pets Inc. purchased 400 shares of Cookies Ltd., at $40.75 per share. On December 31, 2015, the trading security portfolio had the following cost and fair value:

Number of Name Total Cost Total Fair Value Shares Anderson Ltd. Cookies Ltd. Monix Inc. Paster Inc. Total $14,200 18,500

Provide the journal entries to record the following:
a. The adjustment of the held-for-trading investments to fair value on December 31, 2014.
b. The April 3, 2015, purchase of Cookies Ltd. shares.
c. The adjustment of the held-for-trading investments to fair value on December 31, 2015.

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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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Accounting Volume 2

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Authors: James Reeve, Jonathan Duchac, Sheila Elworthy, Carl S. Warren

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