Morris company purchased available-for-sale security. The security is not intended to be held for very long, and
Question:
Morris’ company purchased available-for-sale security. The security is not intended to be held for very long, and the company has plans to sell it within the next two years. The security is from a well-known publicly-traded company. What can be inferred about this situation?
A. The investment is readily marketable because they intend to sell it for cash within the next year.
B. The investment is intended to be converted because it will be easy to sell the investment as it is from a publicly-traded company.
C. The investment is readily marketable because it will be easy to sell if the company needs extra cash quickly.
D. The investment is intended to be converted because it is available-for-sale security.
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077400163
6th edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson