Using the data in EA-5, assume that Dearden management purchased the Jaffa stock for the trading securities

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Using the data in EA-5, assume that Dearden management purchased the Jaffa stock for the trading securities portfolio instead of the available-for-sale securities portfolio. Prepare any journal entries that are required by the facts presented in the case.
Data in EA-5
On March 10, 2015, Dearden, Inc., purchased 15,000 shares of Jaffa stock for $35 per share. Management recorded it in the available-for-sale securities portfolio. The following information pertains to the price per share of Jaffa stock:
Price
12/31/2015 ................. $33
12/31/2016 ................. 36
12/31/2017 ................. 32
Portfolio
A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259222139

9th edition

Authors: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Frank Hodge

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