Fernandez Corp. invested its excess cash in available-for-sale securities during 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the

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Fernandez Corp. invested its excess cash in available-for-sale securities during 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the portfolio of available for-sale securities consisted of the following common stocks.

                             

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  (a) What should be reported on Fernandez’s December 31, 2014, balance sheet relative to these securities? What should be reported on Fernandez’s 2014 income statement? 

On December 31, 2015, Fernandez’s portfolio of available-for-sale securities consisted of the following common stocks.

                         

During the year 2015, Fernandez Corp. sold 2,000 shares of Poley Corp. for $38,200 and purchased 2,000 more shares of Lindsay Jones, Inc. and 1,000 shares of Duff Company.
  (b) What should be reported on Fernandez’s December 31, 2015, balance sheet? What should be reported on Fernandez’s 2015 income statement?
On December 31, 2016, Fernandez’s portfolio of available-for-sale securities consisted of the following common stocks.

                             

During the year 2016, Fernandez Corp. sold 3,000 shares of Lindsay Jones, Inc. for $39,900 and 500 shares of Duff Company at a loss of $2,700.
  (c) What should be reported on the face of Fernandez’s December 31, 2016, balance sheet? What should be reported on Fernandez’s 2016 income statement?
  (d) What would be reported in a statement of comprehensive income at (1) December 31, 2014, and (2) December 31, 2015?

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