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giannis corporation purchases debt investments as trading securities at a cost of $150,000 on december 1. this is its first and only purchase of such securities. on january 5, giannis corporation decides to sell a portion of its trading securities (costing $9,000) for $10,000 cash. the journal entry to record this sale would include a:

Answer 1

In a condition given above where the Giannis Corporation sells a proportion of its trading securities, costing $9,000, for an amount of $10,000, the journal entry of the transaction would include a gain of $1,000. Therefore, the option C holds true.

What is the significance of gains?

The gains of a business organization can be referred to or considered as the surpluses earned by a company from the extraordinary and indirect operations, which are unrelated to its normal business activities. Any such gains are recorded under ''Other Revenues'' Accounts of the firm.

Therefore, the option C holds true and states regarding the significance of gains.

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Giannis corporation purchases debt investments as trading securities at a cost of $150,000 on December 1. This is its first and only purchase of such securities. On January 5, Giannis corporation decides to sell a portion of its trading securities (costing $9,000) for $10,000 cash. The journal entry to record this sale would include a:

A. Loss of $10,000

B. Gain of $10,000

C. Gain of $1,000

D. Gain of $9,000