Question: 1) A) What is the present value on January 1, 2016, of $30,000 due on January 1, 2020, and discounted at 10% compounded annually? B)

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A) What is the present value on January 1, 2016, of $30,000 due on January 1, 2020, and discounted at 10% compounded annually?

B) What is the present value on January 1, 2016, of $40,000 due on January 1, 2020, and discounted at 11% compounded semiannually?

C) What is the present value on January 1, 2016, of $50,000 due on January 1, 2020, and discounted at 16% compounded quarterly?

2) At the beginning of 2018, Ace Company had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):

Security Cost 1/1/18 Fair Value
A $45,000 $56,000
B 68,000 65,000
Totals $113,000 $121,000

During 2018, the following transactions occurred:

May 3 Purchased C debt securities at their par value for $50,000.
July 1 Sold all of the A securities for $56,000 plus interest of $1,000.
Dec. 31 Received interest of $1,000 on the B and C securities. Additionally the following information was available:
Security 12/31/18 Fair Value
B $75,000
C 53,000

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.
2. What is the balance in the Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss account on December 31, 2018?

3. Next Level What justification does the FASB give for its treatment of unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities?

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