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$($Investment Classifications$)$ Each of the following investments is independent of the others.

A bond that will mature in four years was bought one month ago when the price dropped. As soon as the value increases, which is

expected next month, it will be sold.

Ten percent of the outstanding shares of Farm Corp. were purchased. The company is planning on eventually getting a total of $30\%$

of the outstanding shares.

Ten$-$year bonds were purchased this year. The bonds mature on January $1$ of next year.

Bonds that will mature in five years are purchased. The company would like to hold them until they mature, but money has been

tight recently and the bonds may need to be sold.

A bond that matures in $10$ years was purchased with money that the company had set aside for an expansion project that is planned

for $10$ years from now.

Preferred shares were purchased for their consistent dividends. The company is planning to hold the preferred shares for a long

time.

Common shares of a distributor are purchased to meet a regulatory requirement for doing business in the distributor's region. The

investment is expected to be held indefinitely.

Instructions

a$.$ Identify the best accounting model classification$($s$)$ for each of the investments described above under $(1)$ ASPE and $(2)$ IFRS. Note

where there are choices or options. Assume that the criteria for the fair value option $($FV$-$NI$)$ under IFRS are not met. Assume the

investment is not impaired.

b$.$ The controller of the company would like to use methods that create "less volatility in net income." Identify which methods create

less volatility and explain why this is so$.$

c$.$ Ethics Discuss whether it is ethical to make a decision as to which method should be used based on the controller's wishes as

explained in part $($b$).$