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12-5] American Surety and Fidelity buys and sells securities expecting to earn profits on short-term differences in price. For the first 11 months of 2018, gains from selling trading securities totaled $8 million, losses were $11 million, and the company had earned $5 million in investment revenue. The following selected transactions relate to American's trading account and equity securities during December 2018, and the first week of 2019. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31. No trading securities were held by American on December 1, 2018 2018 Dec. 12 Purchased FF&G Corporation bonds for $12 million. 13 Purchased 2 million Ferry Intercommunications common shares for $22 million. 15 sold the FF&G Corporation bonds for $12.1 million. 22 Purchased U.S. Treasury bills for 556 million and Treasury bonds for $65 million. 23 Sold half the Ferry Intercommunications common shares for $10 million. 26 Sold the U.S. Treasury bills for $57 million. 27 Sold the Treasury bonds for $63 million. 28 Received cash dividends of $200,000 from the Ferry Intercommunications common shares. 31 Recorded any necessary adjusting entry(s) and closing entries relating to the investments. The market price of the Ferry Intercommunications stock was $10 per share. 2019 Jan. 2 sold the remaining Ferry Intercommunications common shares for $10.2 million 5 Purchased Warehouse Designs Corporation bonds for $34 million. Required: 1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event during 2018 2 Indicate any amounts that American would report in its 2018 balance sheet and income statement as a result of these investments 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event during 2019. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each transaction or event during 2018. (If no entry is required for a transaction/avent select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to I decimal place, (... 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ..... 13 Record the purchase FF&G Corporation bonds for $12 million. Note Enter debts before credits General Journal Debit Gredit Date December 12, 2018 Record entry Required 2 >

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CE 12m 12m 22m 22m Date (2006) Dec 12 Investment in bonds (FF&G Corporation) Cash Dec 13 Investment in common shares (Ferry) Cash Dec 15 Cash Investment in bonds (FF&G Corporation) Gain on sale of investments Dec 22 Investment in Treasury bills (U.S.) Investment in Treasury bonds (U.S.) 12.1m 12m .1m 56m 65m Cash 121m 11m Dec 23 Cash Loss on sale of investments Investment in common shares(Ferry) [$22mx1/21 Dec 26 Cash Gain on sale of investments Investment in Treasury bills (U.S.) 57m 1m 56m

Dec 27 Cash Loss on sale of investments Investment in. Treasury bonds (US) Cash Investment revenue Dec 28 Adjusting entry: Dec 31 Unrealized holding loss on investments Investment in Ferry common shares [$10 million - ($22 million x)] Closing entry: Dec 31 Income summary Investment revenue (5m +.2m) Gain on sale of investments (8m +.1m + 1m) Loss on sale of investments (11m + 1m + 2m) Unrealized holding loss on investments 5.2m 9.1m 14m 1m

10m Balance sheet: Investment in common shares (Ferry) Income statement: Investment revenue Gain on sale of investments Loss on sale of investments Unrealized holding loss on investments 5.2m 9.1m (14m) (lm) Dr. Date (2007) Jan 2 Cash Cr. 10.2m Investment in Ferry common Gain on sale of investments 10m .2m Jan 5 34m Investment in bonds (Warehouse Designs) Cash 34m