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On August 10,2016, the Green and Grey Company invest in equity securities costing $3,000,000
and classifies them as AFS investments. On September 30,2016, the value of the equity
securities falls to $2,910,000 and Green and Grey pay $100,000 for March 2017 put options with
a strike price of $3,000,000 as a fair value hedge of its equity investment. On December 31,
2016, the companys fiscal year end, the options have a fair value of $76,600 and the securities
have a fair value of $2,940,000. Green and Grey sells the options on March 1,2017 for $159,800
when the fair value of the securities is $2,850,000 and sells the securities for $2,900,000 on
March 30,2017.
Prepare the journal entries made by Green and Grey Company on
August 10,2016
September 30,2016
December 31,2016
March 1,2017
March 30,2017

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