Question: Current Attempt in Progress On August 15, 2019, Martinez Co. invested idle cash by purchasing a call option on Counting Crows Inc. common shares for
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On August 15, 2019, Martinez Co. invested idle cash by purchasing a call option on Counting Crows Inc. common shares for $738. The notional value of the call option is 820 shares, and the option price is $82. The option expires on January 31, 2020. The following data are available with respect to the call option.
| Date | Market Price of Counting Crows Shares | Time Value of Call Option | ||
| September 30, 2019 | $98 per share | $369 | ||
| December 31, 2019 | $94 per share | 133 | ||
| January 15, 2020 | $96 per share | 62 |
Prepare the journal entries for Martinez for the following dates.
| (a) | Investment in call option on Counting Crows shares on August 15, 2019. | |
| (b) | September 30, 2019Martinez prepares financial statements. | |
| (c) | December 31, 2019Martinez prepares financial statements. | |
| (d) | January 15, 2020Martinez settles the call option on the Counting Crows shares. |
(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 0 for the amounts.)
| No. | Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
| (a) | Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
| (b) | Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
| (To record the change in intrinsic value.) | ||||
| (To record the time value change.) | ||||
| (c) | Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
| (To record the change in intrinsic value.) | ||||
| (To record the time value change.) | ||||
| (d) | Aug. 15, 2019Sep. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2019Jan. 15, 2020 | |||
| (To record the time value change.) | ||||
| (To record settlement of call option.) |
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