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Stoll Co.’s long-term available-for-sale portfolio at December31, 2014, consists of the following.


Available-for-Sale Securities Cost Fair Value
80,000 shares of Company A common stock $ 1,049,600 $ 921,000
48,000 shares of Company B common stock 358,750 348,000
44,000 shares of Company C common stock 1,395,500 1,341,875


Stoll entersinto the following long-term investment transactions during year2015.


Jan. 29 Sold 24,000shares of Company B common stock for $178,375 less a brokerage feeof $3,500.
Apr. 17

Purchased 23,000 shares of Company W common stock for $495,000plus a brokerage fee of $4,100. The shares represent a 30%ownership in Company W.

July 6

Purchased 9,000 shares of Company X common stock for $263,125plus a brokerage fee of $4,100. The shares represent a 10%ownership in Company X.

Aug. 22

Purchased 100,000 shares of Company Y common stock for $690,000plus a brokerage fee of $8,900. The shares represent a 51%ownership in Company Y.

Nov. 13

Purchased 13,000 shares of Company Z common stock for $523,800plus a brokerage fee of $6,900. The shares represent a 5% ownershipin Company Z.

Dec. 9

Sold 80,000 shares of Company A common stock for $1,032,500 lessa brokerage fee of $4,100.


The fair valuesof its investments at December 31, 2015, are:


Fair Value
B $ 172,750
C $ 1,230,625
W $ 392,500
X $ 246,250
Y $ 1,072,500
Z $ 567,600

Determine the amount Stoll should report on its December 31,2015, balance sheet for its long-term investments inavailable-for-sale securities. and Prepare any necessary December31, 2015, adjusting entry to record the fair value adjustment forthe long-term investments in available-for-sale securities.

My question is how do I calculate to find the cost of fair valueadjustment computation available for sale securities?

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Sixta Kovacek
Sixta KovacekLv2
29 Sep 2019

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