Kenseth company | Accounting homework help

Kenseth Company has the following securities in its trading port- folio of securities on December 31, 2013.

Investments (Trading)

1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common 5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common 400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred

Cost

$ 73,500 180,000 60,000

$313,500

Fair Value

$ 69,000 175,000 61,600

$305,600

All of the securities were purchased in 2013. In 2014, Kenseth completed the following securities transactions.

March 1 Sold the 1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common, @ $45 less fees of $1,200 April 1 Bought 700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common, @ $75 plus fees of $1,300

Kenseth Company’s portfolio of trading securities appeared as follows on December 31, 2014.

Investments (Trading) Cost

5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common $180,000 700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common 53,800 400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred 60,000

Fair Value

$175,000 50,400 58,000

$283,400

Instructions

Prepare the general journal entries for Kenseth Company for:

(a) The 2013 adjusting entry. (b) The sale of the Gordon stock. (c) The purchase of the Earnhart stock. (d) The 2014 adjusting entry for the trading portfoli