Question

Nichols Enterprises has an investment in 26,000 bonds of Elliott Electronics that Nichols accounts for as a security available for sale. Elliott bonds are publicly traded, and The Wall Street Journal quotes a price for those bonds of $14 per bond, but Nichols believes the market has not appreciated the full value of the Elliott bonds and that a more accurate price is $24 per bond. Nichols should carry the Elliott investment on its balance sheet at:

Answer 1

Answer:

$ 364,000

Explanation:

Given;

The number of bonds in which investment is made = 26000

Quote price of the bond = $ 14 per bond

Actual price of the bond = $ 24

Now,

the investment amount is carried out using the quote price of the bonds in the balance sheet

therefore,

Nichols should carry the Elliott investment on its balance sheet as :

= number of bonds invested × quote price of the bond

or

= 26000 × $ 14

or

= $ 364,000